Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

वनानि च प्रफुल्लानि पादपानां महामुने । आसन्विशेषतस्तत्र तत्प्रभावान्मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

vanāni ca praphullāni pādapānāṃ mahāmune | āsanviśeṣatastatra tatprabhāvānmunīśvara

Translation

O großer Weiser, durch eben jenen göttlichen Einfluss wurden die Wälder dort besonders strahlend; Bäume und Ranken blühten in Fülle, o Herr unter den Weisen.

Word by Word

• वनानि: forests
• वनानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रफुल्लानि: fully blossomed
• प्रफुल्लानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रफुल्ल (कृदन्त; √फुल्ल्/√फुल् (धातु) + प्र)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/कृतप्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वनानि इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पादपानाम्: of the trees
• पादपानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक; महा + मुनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय; विशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + तस्)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तत्-प्रभावात्: due to that influence
• तत्-प्रभावात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान/cause-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause)

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Continuation of the sacred landscape description: forests blossom ‘by that influence’ (tadprabhāva), implying the kṣetra is charged by Mahādeva’s tapas.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It portrays an outer sign of inner sanctification: when divine śakti and Shiva’s grace prevail, even nature becomes luminous and blossoms—symbolizing the soul’s awakening when pāśa (bondage) is loosened by devotion.

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

In Saguna worship, Shiva’s presence is experienced through tangible auspicious marks—peace, purity, and flourishing life. The blossoming forests mirror how a sacred kṣetra or a Linga-sanctified space becomes charged with Shiva’s prabhāva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a sattvic mind; accompany it with simple purity-observances (śauca) and, if appropriate, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance—aiming to let inner “blossoming” manifest as calmness and devotion.