Shloka 10
अनरण्य-वंशवर्णनम् तथा पिप्पलादस्य कामोत्पत्तिः
Genealogy of King Anaraṇya and Pippalāda’s arousal of desire
दृष्ट्वा तं मुनिशार्दूलः सकामः संबभूव सः । तपत्स्वदत्तचित्तश्चाचिंतयद्दारसंग्रहम्
dṛṣṭvā taṃ muniśārdūlaḥ sakāmaḥ saṃbabhūva saḥ | tapatsvadattacittaścāciṃtayaddārasaṃgraham
அவளைக் கண்டதும் அந்த முனிவர்களின் புலி காமத்தால் கலங்கினான். தவத்தில் மனம் நிலைத்திருந்தாலும் மனைவி ஏற்கும் எண்ணம் அவனுள் எழுந்தது.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti
FAQs
It highlights how latent kāma can arise even in an ascetic, showing the need for discernment (viveka) and Shiva-centered vairāgya so tapas becomes a means to inner purification rather than being diverted by desire.
The verse contrasts mind’s outward pull with the steadiness gained by Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-upāsanā and Panchākṣarī japa are presented in the Shiva Purana as supports to stabilize the mind and sublimate desire into devotion.
A practical takeaway is Panchākṣarī mantra-japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids for self-restraint, redirecting the mind from kāma toward Śiva-bhakti.