Shloka 52

कामप्रहारः — The Subduing of Kāma (Desire) / Kāma’s Assault and Its Futility

Devanagari script

कामपत्नी समादिष्टं नगरं सा गता तदा । प्रतीक्षमाणा तं कालं रुद्रादिष्टं मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

kāmapatnī samādiṣṭaṃ nagaraṃ sā gatā tadā | pratīkṣamāṇā taṃ kālaṃ rudrādiṣṭaṃ munīśvara

Translation

โอ้มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ ครั้นนั้นชายาของกามเทพได้ไปยังนครที่พระรุทระทรงชี้บอก ที่นั่นนางเฝ้ารอเวลาซึ่งกำหนดไว้ตามพระบัญชาของพระรุทระ

Word by Word

• कामपत्नी: Kāma’s wife
• कामपत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामस्य पत्नी)

• समादिष्टम्: ordered/commanded
• समादिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√दिश् (धातु) → समादिष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि विशेषण (past passive participle)

• नगरम्: to the city
• नगरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गता: went
• गता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) — ‘has gone/went’ (finite sense)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रतीक्षमाणा: waiting (while waiting)
• प्रतीक्षमाणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-√ईक्ष् (धातु) → प्रतीक्षमाण (कृदन्त, शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), कर्तरि

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• रुद्रादिष्टम्: ordered by Rudra
• रुद्रादिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + सम्-आ-√दिश् (धातु) → आदिष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसदृशः ‘रुद्रेण आदिष्टम्/रुद्रस्य आदिष्टम्’ (Rudra-ordered)

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Shows the soul’s (paśu’s) disciplined waiting within divine ordinance—time (kāla) as a modality of māyā/pāśa, yet governed by Rudra; encourages patience and trust in the Lord’s timing.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Kama
• Rati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights surrender to Rudra’s ordinance: when actions are aligned with Shiva (Pati), one waits with steadiness for the divinely appointed time, cultivating śraddhā and inner discipline.

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

Rudra is presented as the personal Lord who actively guides events; in Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga worship), devotees seek and follow Shiva’s ājñā (divine command) rather than merely personal impulse.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is patient japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and calm observance of niyama—waiting without agitation—while keeping devotion steady (optionally with Tripuṇḍra and Rudrāksha as Shaiva supports).