अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः
Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites
मुहुर्मुहुरपश्यं वै तदंगं स्मरमोहितः । ततस्तद्दर्शनात्सद्यो वीर्यं मे प्राच्युतद्भुवि
muhurmuhurapaśyaṃ vai tadaṃgaṃ smaramohitaḥ | tatastaddarśanātsadyo vīryaṃ me prācyutadbhuvi
کام سے مغلوب ہو کر میں بار بار ان کے اعضاء کو دیکھنے لگا। پھر اس نظارے سے فوراً میرا مادہ منویہ زمین پر گر گیا۔
Brahmā (narrating his experience, as framed within Sūta’s narration in the Rudra Saṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
It illustrates how even exalted beings can be overpowered by kāma (desire), emphasizing the Shaiva Siddhanta teaching that liberation requires mastery over inner impulses through Shiva-oriented discipline and grace.
The episode contrasts sensory fascination with the stabilizing focus of Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—which redirects the mind from smara-moha toward Shiva, the Pati who loosens pasha (bondage).
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with restraint (brahmacarya), supported by Shaiva marks like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and regular Shiva-pūjā to calm desire-driven agitation.