Shloka 11

कामप्रहारः — The Subduing of Kāma (Desire) / Kāma’s Assault and Its Futility

Devanagari script

मोघीभूते शिवे स्वेस्त्रे भयमापाशु मन्मथः । चकंपे च पुरः स्थित्वा दृष्ट्वा मृत्युंजयं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

moghībhūte śive svestre bhayamāpāśu manmathaḥ | cakaṃpe ca puraḥ sthitvā dṛṣṭvā mṛtyuṃjayaṃ prabhum

Translation

शिवाविरुद्ध त्याचे स्वतःचे अस्त्र मोघ ठरताच मन्मथाला तत्क्षणी भय वाटले. समोर उभा राहून मृत्युंजय प्रभूला पाहताच तो थरथर कापला.

Word by Word

• मोघी-भूते: when (it) had become futile
• मोघी-भूते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोघी (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त; √भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष/उपपद-भावः “मोघीभूते” = “मोघं भूते” (having become futile)

• शिवे: in/with Śiva
• शिवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्वे: in his own
• स्वे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणं अस्त्रे

• अस्त्रे: weapon
• अस्त्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आप: attained; felt
• आप: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) “quickly”

• मन्मथः: Manmatha (Kāma)
• मन्मथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चकम्पे: trembled
• चकम्पे: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प् (धातु) + च (आगम/पुनरुक्ति)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Deśa (देश/Spatial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place) “in front”

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) “having stood”

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) “having seen”

• मृत्युंजयम्: Mṛtyuñjaya (conqueror of death)
• मृत्युंजयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी) “मृत्योः जयः” = “death-conqueror”

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेष्यं (मृत्युंजयम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Manmatha
• Mrityunjaya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It shows that worldly desire (Manmatha) becomes powerless before Śiva, the Pati (Supreme Lord) who conquers death and grants liberation; fear arises when the soul relies on its own “weapons” instead of surrendering to the Lord.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By depicting Śiva as the visible, sovereign Mṛtyuñjaya, it supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through form, name, and reverence (such as the Śiva-liṅga)—as the means to overcome fear, karma, and mortality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as Mṛtyuñjaya and recite the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra with bhakti; accompany it with traditional Śaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and japa on rudrākṣa to steady the mind beyond desire and fear.