Shloka 9
वसन्त-प्रभावः तथा काम-उद्दीपन-वर्णनम् | Spring’s Influence and the Arousal of Kāma
मानिनां प्रेरणायासीत्तत्काले कालदीपिका । मारुतश्च सुखः साधो ववौ विरहिणोऽप्रियः
mānināṃ preraṇāyāsīttatkāle kāladīpikā | mārutaśca sukhaḥ sādho vavau virahiṇo'priyaḥ
في ذلك الحين بدا كأن «سِراجَ الزمان» قد ارتفع، يُحرّك ذوي العِزّة ورقّةِ القلب إلى الفعل. يا أيها الصالح، فالنسيمُ الذي يطيب لغيرهم هبَّ مؤلمًا لمن عُذِّبوا بالفِراق.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows how Kāla (time), operating under Shiva’s sovereignty, ripens inner states: what is comfort to the ordinary mind becomes a spur to deeper bhakti for one burning in longing—turning emotion into a force that drives the soul toward divine union.
In Saguna worship, the devotee relates to Shiva personally; viraha intensifies remembrance. The verse implies that external nature (like wind) mirrors inner devotion, pushing the devotee to seek Shiva more firmly through Linga-darśana, pūjā, and constant smaraṇa.
Channel the restlessness of longing into japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath-awareness; optionally support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to focused remembrance of Shiva.