Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
यो द्रक्ष्यति सकामो मां पुरुषस्तस्य पौरुषम् । नाशं गमिष्यति तदा स च क्लीबो भविष्यति
yo drakṣyati sakāmo māṃ puruṣastasya pauruṣam | nāśaṃ gamiṣyati tadā sa ca klībo bhaviṣyati
جو مرد مجھے شہوت کے ساتھ دیکھے گا، اس کی مردانگی اسی وقت برباد ہو جائے گی اور وہ کلیب (نامرد) بن جائے گا۔
Satī (as narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse in the Rudra Saṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It warns that approaching the Divine Feminine with kāma (lust) is a misuse of perception; such a fall in inner discipline destroys one’s tejas and dharmic strength, blocking higher devotion and liberation.
Shaiva worship requires śuddha-bhāva (purified intent): seeing the deity—whether Śiva as Liṅga or the manifest Devī—should be with reverence and bhakti, not objectifying desire, otherwise the mind turns away from grace (anugraha).
Practice indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and brahmacarya in thought; support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady dhyāna that trains the gaze and mind toward devotion rather than craving.