Shloka 41

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

ततो ऽस्य नेत्रजो वह्निर् मदनं पार्श्वतः स्थितम् अदहत्तत्क्षणादेव ललाप करुणं रतिः

Transliteration

tato 'sya netrajo vahnir madanaṃ pārśvataḥ sthitam adahattatkṣaṇādeva lalāpa karuṇaṃ ratiḥ

Translation

پھر اُس (شیو) کی آنکھ سے پیدا ہونے والی آگ نے پہلو میں کھڑے مدن کو اسی لمحے جلا دیا؛ اور رتی دردناک فریاد کرنے لگی۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• asya: of him (Śiva)

• netra-jaḥ: born from the eye

• vahniḥ: fire

• madanam: Madana (Kāma, the god of desire)

• pārśvataḥ: at the side/nearby

• sthitam: standing

• adahat: burned

• tat-kṣaṇāt eva: in that very moment/instantly

• lalāpa: lamented

• karuṇam: piteously, with compassion/sorrow

• ratiḥ: Rati (consort of Kāma).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Madana (Kama)
• Rati
• Agni (as netraja-vahni)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati who dissolves kāma (desire) that binds the paśu; Linga-worship is grounded in such inner purification, where devotion and restraint replace compulsive passion.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as sovereign consciousness whose eye-born fire is jñāna-śakti that instantly reduces delusive desire to ash, revealing His mastery over pasha (bondage) and the senses.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The yogic principle is vairāgya and indriya-nigraha central to Pāśupata discipline—burning kāma through tapas and insight, turning the mind toward the Linga as the stable focus of Śiva-realization.