Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”
उदीरितेंद्रियो धाता वीक्ष्याहं स यदा च ताम् । तदैव चोनपंचाशद्भावा जाताश्शरीरतः
udīriteṃdriyo dhātā vīkṣyāhaṃ sa yadā ca tām | tadaiva conapaṃcāśadbhāvā jātāśśarīrataḥ
ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങൾ ഉണർന്ന ധാതാ (സൃഷ്ടികർത്താവ്) അവളെ ദർശിച്ച്—“ഞാൻ അവളെ നോക്കുന്നു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അതേ നിമിഷം അവന്റെ സ്വന്തം ശരീരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒൻപത്തൊൻപത്? (49) ഭാവ-തത്ത്വങ്ങൾ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: secondary creation (sarga) triggered through guṇic agitation
FAQs
It shows how creation unfolds when consciousness turns outward through the senses: the “forty-nine bhāvas” symbolize the structured field of experience that later becomes a bond (pāśa). Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes transcending these constituents through devotion and Shiva-knowledge to realize Pati (Shiva) beyond the created categories.
The verse highlights that manifested principles arise with sensory-objectification; Linga worship centers the mind back on Shiva as the stable, formless-supraform (nirguṇa-saguṇa bridge). By fixing awareness on the Linga, the devotee reverses outward dispersion and moves toward Shiva as the ground of all tattvas.
A practical takeaway is sense-restraint with mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to pacify sensory agitation. On Mahāśivarātri, combine japa with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and steady dhyāna on the Linga to rise beyond the created “bhāvas.”