संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”
संध्यायाश्चलितं चित्तं कामबाणविलोडितम् । ऋषीणामपि संरुद्धमानसानां महात्मनाम्
saṃdhyāyāścalitaṃ cittaṃ kāmabāṇaviloḍitam | ṛṣīṇāmapi saṃruddhamānasānāṃ mahātmanām
సంధ్యాసమయంలో కామబాణములచే కలవరపడి, మనస్సు నియమితమైన మహాత్మ ఋషులకూడా చిత్తం చలించిపోవును।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: dipa
It highlights the Shaiva insight that desire (kāma) can disturb even disciplined minds; therefore, vigilance (apramāda) and sustained restraint are essential for purity, devotion, and liberation-oriented practice.
By showing the mind’s vulnerability, the verse supports the need for steadiness through Saguna Shiva-upāsanā—such as Linga worship—so the devotee anchors attention in Shiva and transcends agitation caused by sense-impulses.
Guard the mind especially at sandhyā by doing sandhyā-vandana-like japa and dhyāna; repeat the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with breath-awareness, and maintain disciplined conduct (brahmacharya/vairāgya) to reduce kama’s agitation.