Shloka 20
कामप्रभावः (कामा॑स्य प्रभाववर्णनम्) — The Power of Kāma and the (Ineffective) Attempt to Delude Śiva
नालभद्विवरं तस्मिन् कदाचिदपि मच्छरः । सत्यं ब्रवीमि लोकेश मम शक्तिर्न मोहने
nālabhadvivaraṃ tasmin kadācidapi maccharaḥ | satyaṃ bravīmi lokeśa mama śaktirna mohane
എന്റെ ശത്രു ഒരിക്കലും എനിക്കുള്ളിൽ ചെറിയൊരു വിടവുപോലും കണ്ടെത്തിയിട്ടില്ല. ഹേ ലോകേശാ, ഞാൻ സത്യം പറയുന്നു—എന്റെ ശക്തി മോഹിപ്പിക്കാനല്ല।
Satī (addressing Lord Śiva as Lokeśa)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes inner integrity (no “opening” for the enemy) and declares that divine Śakti, when aligned with Śiva, supports truth and steadiness rather than moha (spiritual delusion).
In Saguna worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as Lokeśa—the personal Lord—seeking clarity and steadfast devotion; the verse frames Śiva’s grace and Śakti as forces that remove delusion, which is central to Linga-bhakti.
A practical takeaway is satya (truthfulness) with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” treating it as an antidote to moha and as a discipline that leaves no “opening” for inner enemies like doubt and distraction.