Shloka 23

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

उदीरितेंद्रियो धाता वीक्ष्याहं स यदा च ताम् । तदैव चोनपंचाशद्भावा जाताश्शरीरतः

Transliteration

udīriteṃdriyo dhātā vīkṣyāhaṃ sa yadā ca tām | tadaiva conapaṃcāśadbhāvā jātāśśarīrataḥ

Translation

ఇంద్రియాలు ఉద్దీపితమైన ధాతా (సృష్టికర్త) ఆమెను దర్శించి—“నేను ఆమెను చూస్తున్నాను” అని అన్నాడు. ఆ క్షణమే అతని స్వదేహం నుండి నలభై తొమ్మిది భావ-తత్త్వాలు ఉద్భవించాయి.

Word by Word

• udīrita-indriyaḥ: whose senses were aroused
• udīrita-indriyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udīrita (कृदन्त, √ud-īr/ईर्) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc), Prathamā (Nom, 1st), Ekavacana (sg); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः—‘उदीरितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य’ (having aroused senses)

• dhātā: the Creator (Dhātā)
• dhātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom, 1st), Ekavacana; ‘धाता’ = creator/sustainer (Brahmā)

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īkṣ (धातु) with vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), ‘having seen’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Prathamā (Nom, 1st), Ekavacana; ‘I’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā (Nom, 1st), Ekavacana; ‘he’

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; kāla-avyaya (temporal adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (fem), Dvitīyā (Acc, 2nd), Ekavacana; ‘her/that (woman)’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; kāla-avyaya (then)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; niścaya/avadhāraṇa-particle (emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• ūna-pañcāśat-bhāvāḥ: states (emotions) less than fifty
• ūna-pañcāśat-bhāvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūna (प्रातिपदिक) + pañcāśat (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom, 1st), Bahuvacana (pl); समासः—‘पञ्चाशतः ऊनाः’ (less than fifty) इति तत्पुरुषः + ‘भावाḥ’ (states)

• jātāḥ: arose/were born
• jātāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta past participle (क्त, PPP) ‘jāta’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; used predicatively ‘were born/arose’

• śarīrataḥ: from the body
• śarīrataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially; Pañcamī (Abl, 5th), Ekavacana; ‘from the body’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: secondary creation (sarga) triggered through guṇic agitation

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It shows how creation unfolds when consciousness turns outward through the senses: the “forty-nine bhāvas” symbolize the structured field of experience that later becomes a bond (pāśa). Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes transcending these constituents through devotion and Shiva-knowledge to realize Pati (Shiva) beyond the created categories.

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

The verse highlights that manifested principles arise with sensory-objectification; Linga worship centers the mind back on Shiva as the stable, formless-supraform (nirguṇa-saguṇa bridge). By fixing awareness on the Linga, the devotee reverses outward dispersion and moves toward Shiva as the ground of all tattvas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sense-restraint with mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to pacify sensory agitation. On Mahāśivarātri, combine japa with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and steady dhyāna on the Linga to rise beyond the created “bhāvas.”