Shloka 12

ऋषिकृत-रुद्रस्तुतिः तथा संहाराग्नि-प्रश्नः

Kāma–Krodha–Lobha and the Fire of Dissolution

Devanagari script

कामः क्रोधश् च लोभश् च मोहो दम्भ उपद्रवः यानि चान्यानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च

Transliteration

kāmaḥ krodhaś ca lobhaś ca moho dambha upadravaḥ yāni cānyāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca

Translation

กาม โทสะ โลภะ โมหะ ความเสแสร้ง (ดัมภะ) และความเดือดร้อน (อุปทรวะ) พร้อมทั้งสรรพสัตว์อื่น ๆ ทั้งที่อยู่นิ่งและที่เคลื่อนไหว—ทั้งหมดนี้เป็นเหตุแห่งบาศ (ปาศะ) ที่ผูกมัด เมื่อใดปศุ (ชีวาตมัน) ยังไม่หันสู่ปติ คือพระศิวะ เมื่อนั้นย่อมยังถูกผูกอยู่ในสังสารวัฏ

Word by Word

• कामः: desire

• क्रोधः: anger

• लोभः: greed

• मोहः: delusion/confusion

• दम्भः: hypocrisy/ostentation

• उपद्रवः: affliction/disturbance

• यानि: which/whatever

• च: and

• अन्यानि: other

• भूतानि: beings/elements/creatures

• स्थावराणि: immovable (plants, mountains, etc.)

• चराणि: moving (animals, humans, etc.)

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, conveying Shaiva doctrine on bondage)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames kāma, krodha, lobha, moha, dambha, and upadrava as forms of pasha (bondage); Linga-pūjā is thereby understood as a discipline of inner purification that turns the pashu toward Pati, Śiva.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implication, Śiva stands as Pati—the transcendent Lord untouched by these disturbances—while beings and mental afflictions belong to the conditioned field that the soul must transcend through Śiva-oriented knowledge and practice.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is Pāśupata discipline: restraining the inner enemies (especially desire and anger) through Śiva-smaraṇa, mantra-japa, and Linga-upāsanā as a means to loosen pasha and stabilize the mind for liberation.