Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

कामप्रहारः — The Subduing of Kāma (Desire) / Kāma’s Assault and Its Futility

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा तादृशं कामं गिरीशस्य परात्मनः । संजातः क्रोधसंमर्दस्तत्क्षणादपि नारद

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ kāmaṃ girīśasya parātmanaḥ | saṃjātaḥ krodhasaṃmardastatkṣaṇādapi nārada

Translation

噢，那罗陀！见到伽摩竟如此对待吉利沙——湿婆，至上之我——就在那一刹那，摧压般的怒潮于他心中骤然生起。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; ‘having seen’

• तादृशम्: such, of that kind
• तादृशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• कामम्: Kāma (the god of love)
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• गिरीशस्य: of Girīśa (Śiva)
• गिरीशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• परात्मनः: of the Supreme Self
• परात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक

• संजातः: arose, was produced
• संजातः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used predicatively); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• क्रोधसंमर्दः: a crushing surge of anger
• क्रोधसंमर्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध + संमर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्रोधस्य संमर्दः)

• तत्क्षणात्: from that very moment
• तत्क्षणात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (तस्मिन् क्षणे)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narada
• Kama

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as Parātman—beyond passion—yet manifesting a corrective divine response when desire (kāma) attempts to disturb yogic stillness; it teaches that liberation requires conquest of kama through Shiva’s grace and inner discipline.

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

Though Shiva is the formless Supreme Self, devotees approach him as Saguna Girīśa through Linga-worship; the narrative frames Shiva’s leela as a protection of dharma and yogic purity, which Linga worship symbolizes—steadfast, unmoving consciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is sense-restraint with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady meditation on Shiva as inner witness; traditional Shaiva supports include Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to vairāgya and focus.