Shloka 73

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । आत्मजा मम संध्येयं यस्मादेतत्स कामतः । लक्ष्यीकृतोहं भवता ततश्शापो मया कृतः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ātmajā mama saṃdhyeyaṃ yasmādetatsa kāmataḥ | lakṣyīkṛtohaṃ bhavatā tataśśāpo mayā kṛtaḥ

Translation

برہما نے کہا—چونکہ تم نے خواہش کے زیرِ اثر شام کے وقت میری ہی بیٹی کا دھیان کیا اور اسی سبب مجھ پر نگاہ جما دی؛ اس لیے میں نے یہ شاپ (لعنت) دیا۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आत्मजा: daughter (born of oneself)
• आत्मजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• संध्येयम्: to be contemplated (as sacred)
• संध्येयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संध्येय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); विशेषणम् (predicate adjective): 'to be meditated upon/remembered at twilight'

• यस्मात्: because/from which
• यस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुं; एकवचन; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• कामतः: out of desire
• कामतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): कामतः = 'from desire/through lustfully'

• लक्ष्यीकृतः: made a target
• लक्ष्यीकृतः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष्यी-कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; कर्मणि—'made a target/aimed at'

• अहम्: me
• अहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (honorific 'you'); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental)

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/then)

• शापः: curse
• शापः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental)

• कृतः: was made
• कृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; कर्तरि-भावे—'done/made'

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights the Shaiva ethical lens that kama (desire) must be restrained and aligned with dharma; when desire distorts perception and conduct, it produces karmic consequence—here expressed as a curse—reinforcing inner purity as a prerequisite for higher realization.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By contrasting desire-driven perception with dharmic restraint, the narrative implicitly points toward Saguna Shiva worship (such as Linga-upasana) as a purifying discipline that steadies the mind, redirects attention from sense-objects, and supports devotion and self-control.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests strict sandhya-discipline—japa and meditation at twilight with a controlled mind; devotees may reinforce this with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a purity-oriented routine such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and focused breath-mind regulation.