Shloka 21
कामप्रभावः (कामा॑स्य प्रभाववर्णनम्) — The Power of Kāma and the (Ineffective) Attempt to Delude Śiva
मधुरप्यकरोत्कर्म युक्तं यत्तस्य मोहने । तच्छृणुष्व महाभाग सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्
madhurapyakarotkarma yuktaṃ yattasya mohane | tacchṛṇuṣva mahābhāga satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham
मधुरमिव दृश्यतेऽपि, तस्य मोहने युक्तं कर्म अकरोत्। महाभाग, तच्छृणुष्व—अहं सत्यं सत्यं वदामि।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights that an action may look pleasant outwardly yet be intended to bewilder; the Purana frames liberation-oriented discernment by insisting on satya (truth) as the guiding light beyond māyā.
By contrasting delusion with truth, the verse supports Saguna Shiva devotion as a stabilizing refuge: worship centers the mind in dharma and clarity, helping the seeker see through मोह (bewilderment) that diverts one from Shiva-bhakti.
A practical takeaway is satya-niṣṭhā (truthfulness) supported by mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind against मोह (delusion).