Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”
घृताच्या सह संश्लिष्टं कामं वारितवान् गुरुः । षण्मासाभ्यंतरे चन्द्रस्तस्य पत्नीं जहार ह
ghṛtācyā saha saṃśliṣṭaṃ kāmaṃ vāritavān guruḥ | ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare candrastasya patnīṃ jahāra ha
当他与吉利达姬（Ghṛtācī）紧密相合之时，欲念在心中生起；导师（Guru）抑止了那份情欲。然而，不出六个月，月神旃陀罗（Candra）竟夺走了他的妻子。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: graha-devatā (Candra) intervention motif; six-month time marker
FAQs
It highlights how unchecked kāma (desire) destabilizes dharma and invites karmic upheaval; even when restraint is attempted, past impulses can ripen into painful consequences—prompting the Shaiva ideal of self-mastery and turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva) rather than transient pleasure.
The narrative contrast—desire versus restraint—supports Saguna Shiva worship as a stabilizing refuge: devotion to Shiva and reverence for the Linga cultivate inner discipline, protecting householders from the agitations of kāma and restoring dharmic order.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with mental restraint (saṃyama), along with Shaiva disciplines like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining sāttvic conduct to reduce passion-driven turmoil.