Shloka 49

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

बलात्कामाच्च मोहाच्च संहर्षाच्च यदोत्कटात् । जहार कन्यां कामाच्च कस्यचित्पुरवासिनः

Transliteration

balātkāmācca mohācca saṃharṣācca yadotkaṭāt | jahāra kanyāṃ kāmācca kasyacitpuravāsinaḥ

Translation

ବଳ, କାମ, ମୋହ ଓ ଉଗ୍ର ଆବେଗରେ ପ୍ରେରିତ ହୋଇ ସେ—କାମନାବଶେ—କେତେକ ନଗରବାସୀଙ୍କ କନ୍ୟାକୁ ଅପହରଣ କଲା।

Word by Word

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ ‘by force’

• कामात्: from lust/desire
• कामात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ ‘from desire’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• मोहात्: from delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ ‘from delusion’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• संहर्षात्: from excitement
• संहर्षात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ ‘from excitement/impulse’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धे ‘which/that’ (उत्कटात् इत्यस्य विशेषणार्थं)

• उत्कटात्: from intense (impulse)
• उत्कटात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ ‘from intense (impulse)’

• जहार: carried off
• जहार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कन्याम्: a maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कामात्: from desire
• कामात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ पुनरुक्तिः ‘out of desire’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• कस्यचित्: of someone
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कस्यचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: किम् + चित्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सम्बन्ध (indefinite: ‘of someone’)

• पुरवासिनः: of a city-dweller
• पुरवासिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुरे वासी)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how kama (lust) and moha (delusion) function as pasha (bondage), overpowering discernment and pushing a soul into adharma; Shaiva teaching points toward purification and restraint as prerequisites for grace and liberation.

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

By exposing the destructive momentum of uncontrolled desire, the text implicitly directs the devotee toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upasana) as a stabilizing discipline that purifies the mind and weakens pasha, making the heart fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namah Shivaya) with self-restraint and daily purification—such as applying Tripundra (bhasma) and maintaining a disciplined, sattvic conduct—to reduce kama and moha.