Shloka 29
शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्
Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā
कश्यपः शिवमायातो मोहितः कामसंकुलः । ययाचे कन्यकां मोहाद्धन्वनो नृपतेः पुरा
kaśyapaḥ śivamāyāto mohitaḥ kāmasaṃkulaḥ | yayāce kanyakāṃ mohāddhanvano nṛpateḥ purā
शिवमायेने कश्यप मुनी मोहित होऊन कामाने व्याकुळ झाले; त्या मोहात त्यांनी पूर्वी धन्वन राजाकडे त्याची कन्या मागितली.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It highlights that even great beings can be veiled by Śiva’s māyā; when consciousness is covered, desire (kāma) arises and the jīva acts under moha, showing the need for Śiva-bhakti and right knowledge to loosen pāśa (bondage).
The narrative stresses that liberation comes by turning the mind from māyā-driven impulses toward Saguna Śiva—commonly approached through Linga worship—so devotion steadies the mind and restores discernment.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, cultivating vairāgya to calm kāma and clear moha.