Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
मन्दरगिरिवर्णनम् — Description of Mount Mandara as Śiva’s Residence
Tapas-abode
तया तु नौ वधः संख्ये तस्यां कामाभिभूतयोः । इति चाभ्यर्थितो ब्रह्मा ताभ्याम्प्राह तथास्त्विति
tayā tu nau vadhaḥ saṃkhye tasyāṃ kāmābhibhūtayoḥ | iti cābhyarthito brahmā tābhyāmprāha tathāstviti
“അവളാൽ തന്നേ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങളുടെ വധം സംഭവിക്കും”—അവളോടുള്ള കാമാവേശത്തിൽ ആകുലരായ ആ ഇരുവരും ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോട് അപേക്ഷിച്ചു. ഇങ്ങനെ അപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അവരോട്—“തഥാസ്തു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Suta Goswami (narrating the episode as preserved in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pashu
Mantra: तथास्त्विति
FAQs
The verse highlights kāma (desire) as a form of pāśa (bondage) that clouds discernment; even when a “boon” is obtained, desire-driven intent ripens into suffering through karma—pointing the seeker toward Shiva-oriented restraint and clarity.
By showing the destructive momentum of desire, the narrative implicitly contrasts it with stabilizing devotion to Saguna Shiva (Linga worship), where the mind is gathered and purified, loosening pāśas that otherwise drive one toward conflict and downfall.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined sense-restraint; this is a Shaiva remedy for kāma-born agitation and supports inner steadiness.