Shloka 33
Saṃjñā–Chāyā Upākhyāna: Sūrya-tejas, Substitution, and the Birth of Manu, Yama, and Yamunā
मैथुनाय विचेष्टंतीं परपुंसोभिशंकया । मुखतो नासिकायां तु शुक्रं तत् व्यदधान्मुने
maithunāya viceṣṭaṃtīṃ parapuṃsobhiśaṃkayā | mukhato nāsikāyāṃ tu śukraṃ tat vyadadhānmune
O pantas, sa takot na baka may ibang lalaking lumapit sa kanya habang siya ay gumagalaw para sa pakikipag-isa, pinalabas niya ang kanyang semilya—mula sa bibig patungo sa butas ng ilong.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse depicts the distortions produced by fear and passion, illustrating how kāma (desire) and bhaya (anxiety) can intensify bondage (pāśa). In Shaiva Siddhanta framing, such agitation contrasts with the inward purity and restraint that support liberation under the grace of Pati (Śiva).
By portraying the turbulence of embodied desire, the narrative implicitly points toward Saguna Śiva worship—Linga-upāsanā, mantra-japa, and disciplined conduct—as stabilizing remedies that turn the mind from compulsive impulses toward devotion and self-mastery.
A practical takeaway is to counter restlessness with daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness, purity, and recollection of Śiva—especially when the mind is pulled by desire or fear.