Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, 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
شکر نے کہا—اے عزیز منو بھَو (کام)، جو کام میں نے دل میں ٹھان کر تمہیں سونپا ہے، اسے انجام دینے کی حقیقی قدرت صرف تم میں ہے؛ اس کی کامیابی کسی اور سے ممکن نہیں۔
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.