Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

कामप्रभावः (कामा॑स्य प्रभाववर्णनम्) — The Power of Kāma and the (Ineffective) Attempt to Delude Śiva

Devanagari script

उद्वीजयामि रुद्रं स्म नित्यं मोहनकारिणा । प्रयत्नतो महादेवं समाधिस्थं त्रिलोचनम्

Transliteration

udvījayāmi rudraṃ sma nityaṃ mohanakāriṇā | prayatnato mahādevaṃ samādhisthaṃ trilocanam

Translation

“我不断竭力要惊动鲁陀罗——大天（Mahādeva）、三眼之主——他安住三摩地；我以殷切之功与能摄心迷惑之举，欲令其起。”

Word by Word

• udvījayāmi: I disturb/agitate
• udvījayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-vij (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage: 'I agitate/frighten'

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sma: indeed/just (particle)
• sma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-निपात (particle), भूत/स्मरण/निश्चयाद्यर्थे; here emphatic/continuative particle

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत-नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): 'always'

• mohana-kāriṇā: by the delusion-causing (means/agent)
• mohana-kāriṇā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohana + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'one who causes delusion'

• prayatnataḥ: with effort
• prayatnataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'with effort/strenuously'

• mahādevam: Mahādeva
• mahādevam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'the great god'

• samādhi-stham: being in samādhi
• samādhi-stham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samādhi + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: 'standing/being in samādhi' (mahādevam विशेषयति)

• tri-locanam: the three-eyed one
• tri-locanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'one who has three eyes' (mahādevam विशेषयति)

Speaker

Satī (speaking about Mahādeva/Rudra in the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it voices the theme that even ‘mohana’ (enchantment) cannot truly shake Śiva’s samādhi.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Mahādeva as the supreme yogin established in samādhi, and shows that a devotee’s persistent, sincere effort can approach the Lord even when He is inwardly absorbed—devotion meeting transcendental stillness.

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

Though Śiva is described in deep samādhi (a transcendent, inward state), the verse frames Him as approachable as Mahādeva, the three‑eyed Lord—Saguna worship (including Liṅga worship) serves as a means to draw the mind toward that same inner reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is steady upāsanā: focused japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and meditation that ‘draws’ the mind toward Śiva, approaching Him with consistent effort and reverence.