Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60
कामप्रभावः (कामा॑स्य प्रभाववर्णनम्) — The Power of Kāma and the (Ineffective) Attempt to Delude Śiva
कृतं पूर्वादधिकतः कर्म तन्मोहने विधे । नाभवत्तस्य मोहोपि कश्चिद्ध्यानरतात्मनः
kṛtaṃ pūrvādadhikataḥ karma tanmohane vidhe | nābhavattasya mohopi kaściddhyānaratātmanaḥ
Ô Đấng Tạo Hóa (Brahmā), một hành động mạnh hơn trước đã được thực hiện để mê hoặc Ngài; nhưng nơi linh hồn an trú trong thiền định ấy, tuyệt nhiên không hề khởi lên một chút mê lầm nào.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya within Rudrasaṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that deep dhyāna (meditative absorption) makes the mind unshakable; even intensified attempts to create moha (delusion) cannot bind one who is inwardly steady—an image of freedom from pāśa (bondage) in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.
Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are meant to mature into one-pointed contemplation; when the devotee’s awareness becomes steady in Shiva-centered dhyāna, delusion loses its power, as shown here.
The takeaway is sustained dhyāna supported by japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—along with Shaiva aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrāksha to stabilize attention and reduce moha.