Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”
ततस्ते मुनयस्सर्वे मरीच्यत्रिमुखा अपि । दक्षाद्याश्च द्विजश्रेष्ठ प्रापुर्वेकारिकेन्द्रियम्
tataste munayassarve marīcyatrimukhā api | dakṣādyāśca dvijaśreṣṭha prāpurvekārikendriyam
Kemudian semua resi itu—Marīci, Atri dan yang lain—bersama Dakṣa dan selebihnya, wahai yang terbaik antara yang dua kali lahir, memperoleh indriya vaikārika, yakni keupayaan deria dan tindakan yang halus lagi murni.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: cosmogonic unfolding of indriyas from ahaṅkāra (vaikārika)
FAQs
It marks a stage in cosmic manifestation where embodied beings gain functioning sense-faculties; in Shaiva thought, these indriyas enable experience but also become instruments of bondage unless disciplined and offered to Śiva.
With senses active, worship becomes possible: seeing the Liṅga, hearing Śiva-kathā, chanting the Pañcākṣarī, and performing pūjā. The same senses that bind can be redirected toward Saguna Śiva as a means of purification.
Sense-restraint and consecration of the senses through japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” attentive listening to Śiva Purāṇa, and pūjā with disciplined conduct—so the indriyas serve devotion rather than desire.