Shloka 26

वसन्त-प्रभावः तथा काम-उद्दीपन-वर्णनम् | Spring’s Influence and the Arousal of Kāma

Devanagari script

शृंगारैश्च तदा भावैस्सहिता पार्वती हरम् । जगाम कामसाहाय्ये मुने सुरभिणा सह

Transliteration

śṛṃgāraiśca tadā bhāvaissahitā pārvatī haram | jagāma kāmasāhāyye mune surabhiṇā saha

Translation

O Weiser, da ging Pārvatī—geschmückt mit anmutigem Schmuck und erfüllt von zarten, liebeerweckenden Regungen—zu Hara (Śiva), begleitet von Surabhī, wobei Kāma ihr in diesem Vorhaben beistand.

Word by Word

• शृंगारैः: with amorous adornments/expressions
• शृंगारैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृंगार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भावैः: with emotions, feelings
• भावैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सहिता: accompanied, endowed
• सहिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of पार्वती)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कामसाहाय्ये: in/for the assistance of Kāma
• कामसाहाय्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कामस्य साहाय्यम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन (Vocative/8th), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन

• सुरभिणा: with Surabhī
• सुरभिणा: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (comitative particle)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kama
• Surabhi

FAQs

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

It shows the devotee’s approach to Śiva through refined bhāva (inner disposition). Even when love and desire arise, they are directed toward Hara, indicating the conversion of worldly impulse into devotional movement toward the Supreme Lord (Pati).

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

Hara here is Saguna Śiva—the approachable Lord within divine līlā. The verse highlights approaching Śiva with reverence and focused feeling, which parallels how devotees approach the Liṅga with intentional bhāva, offerings, and concentrated remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhāva-śuddhi: approach Śiva with purified intent. Practically, this aligns with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple pūjā to the Liṅga with steady devotion, rather than agitation of the senses.