Shloka 31
कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma
अभवद्विकृतं तेषां मत्सुतानां मनो द्रुतम् । धैर्यं नैवालभत्तात कामाकुलितचेतसाम्
abhavadvikṛtaṃ teṣāṃ matsutānāṃ mano drutam | dhairyaṃ naivālabhattāta kāmākulitacetasām
تب میرے اُن بیٹوں کے دل فوراً ہی بگڑ کر مضطرب ہو گئے۔ خواہشِ نفس سے آکُل دلوں کو، اے عزیز، نہ تو قرار ملا نہ ہی ثابت قدمی۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights kāma (desire) as a form of pāśa (bondage) that agitates the citta, making dhairya (inner steadiness) impossible; Shaiva Siddhanta frames liberation as the pacification of such agitation through discipline and ultimately Shiva’s grace.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is a stabilizing upāya: focused devotion, mantra, and purity redirect the mind from desire’s turbulence toward one-pointed remembrance of Shiva, restoring dhairya and preparing the seeker for higher realization.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with daily Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as supports for restraint and mental steadiness, especially when the mind is disturbed by desire.