Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

कृतं पूर्वादधिकतः कर्म तन्मोहने विधे । नाभवत्तस्य मोहोपि कश्चिद्ध्यानरतात्मनः

Transliteration

kṛtaṃ pūrvādadhikataḥ karma tanmohane vidhe | nābhavattasya mohopi kaściddhyānaratātmanaḥ

Translation

噢，造物主梵天啊，为迷惑他而施行了比先前更强的作为；然而，在那沉浸禅定的灵魂中，竟丝毫未生起任何迷妄。

Word by Word

• kṛtam: was done
• kṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि भाव (impersonal/passive sense)

• pūrvāt: than before/from earlier
• pūrvāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• adhikataḥ: greater/exceeding
• adhikataḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तुलनार्थक (comparative sense: 'more/exceeding')

• karma: act/deed
• karma: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of kṛtam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); (in tanmohane: 'in that')

• mohane: in delusion/infatuation
• mohane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vidhe: O Vidhī (Brahmā)/O ordainer
• vidhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• abhavat: was/occurred
• abhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mohaḥ: delusion
• mohaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: even/also
• api: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि-निपात (also/even)

• kaścit: any (at all)
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhyānaratātmanaḥ: of the one whose self is devoted to meditation
• dhyānaratātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna + rata + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/बहुपद: dhyāne rataḥ ātmā yasya), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya within Rudrasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

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.

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

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested 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.