Shloka 28
काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra
Indra
शक्र उवाच । यत्कार्य्यं मनसोद्दिष्टं मया तात मनोभव । कर्त्तुं तत्त्वं समर्थोऽसि नान्यस्मात्तस्यसम्भवः
śakra uvāca | yatkāryyaṃ manasoddiṣṭaṃ mayā tāta manobhava | karttuṃ tattvaṃ samartho'si nānyasmāttasyasambhavaḥ
ศักระกล่าวว่า—โอ้ท่านมโนภวะ (กามะ) ผู้เป็นที่รัก งานที่ข้าพเจ้าได้กำหนดไว้ในใจและมอบหมายแก่ท่านนั้น ท่านเท่านั้นที่สามารถทำให้สำเร็จได้โดยแท้; ความสำเร็จนี้ย่อมไม่เกิดจากผู้อื่น.
Śakra (Indra)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly powers (like Indra) rely on desire (Kāma) to influence minds—implying, from a Shaiva perspective, that desire functions as a binding force (pāśa) that must ultimately be transcended through devotion and Shiva’s grace.
By contrast: while Indra seeks results through manipulating desire, Linga/Saguna Shiva worship trains the mind toward purity and one-pointedness, weakening kāma and other bonds so the seeker becomes fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
A practical takeaway is to counter kāma through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady meditation on the Shiva-Linga, supported by disciplined conduct; this aligns the mind away from desire-driven agitation.