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
इंद्रिये उद्बुद्ध झाल्यावर धाता (स्रष्टा) तिला पाहू लागला आणि म्हणाला—“मी तिला पाहतो.” त्याच क्षणी त्याच्या स्वतःच्या देहातून एकोणपन्नास भाव-तत्त्वे उत्पन्न झाली.
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.”