Shloka 20

कामप्रभावः (कामा॑स्य प्रभाववर्णनम्) — The Power of Kāma and the (Ineffective) Attempt to Delude Śiva

Devanagari script

नालभद्विवरं तस्मिन् कदाचिदपि मच्छरः । सत्यं ब्रवीमि लोकेश मम शक्तिर्न मोहने

Transliteration

nālabhadvivaraṃ tasmin kadācidapi maccharaḥ | satyaṃ bravīmi lokeśa mama śaktirna mohane

Translation

నా శత్రువు ఎప్పుడూ నాలో అతి చిన్న చీలికనైనా కనుగొనలేకపోయెను. ఓ లోకేశా, నేను సత్యమే పలుకుచున్నాను—నా శక్తి మోహనార్థం కాదు।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अलभत्: found/obtained
• अलभत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विवरम्: an opening/gap
• विवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कदाचित्: ever / at any time
• कदाचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (at any time/sometime)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (even/also)

• मत्सरः: jealousy/envy
• मत्सरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truthfully / the truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as adverbial accusative)

• ब्रवीमि: I speak
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोकेश: O Lord of the world
• लोकेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य ईशः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शक्तिः: power
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• मोहने: in deluding / in enchantment
• मोहने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Satī (addressing Lord Śiva as Lokeśa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes inner integrity (no “opening” for the enemy) and declares that divine Śakti, when aligned with Śiva, supports truth and steadiness rather than moha (spiritual delusion).

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as Lokeśa—the personal Lord—seeking clarity and steadfast devotion; the verse frames Śiva’s grace and Śakti as forces that remove delusion, which is central to Linga-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is satya (truthfulness) with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” treating it as an antidote to moha and as a discipline that leaves no “opening” for inner enemies like doubt and distraction.