Shloka 40

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

प्रच्छन्नरूपो जंतूनां प्रविशन्हृदयं सदा । सुखहेतुः स्वयं भूत्वा सृष्टिं कुरु सनातनीम्

Transliteration

pracchannarūpo jaṃtūnāṃ praviśanhṛdayaṃ sadā | sukhahetuḥ svayaṃ bhūtvā sṛṣṭiṃ kuru sanātanīm

Translation

„Nimm eine verhüllte Gestalt an und tritt stets in die Herzen der Lebewesen ein; werde selbst die Ursache ihres Wohlergehens und vollbringe die ewige Schöpfung.“

Word by Word

• प्रच्छन्नरूपः: having a concealed form
• प्रच्छन्नरूपः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छन्न+रूप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय (प्रच्छन्नं रूपं यस्य/प्रच्छन्नं रूपम्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जन्तूनाम्: of beings/creatures
• जन्तूनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रविशन्: entering
• प्रविशन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+विश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ/Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (simultaneous action)

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सुखहेतुः: cause of happiness
• सुखहेतुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख+हेतु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सुखस्य हेतुः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: oneself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्वयम् = स्वयं/स्वतः (reflexive adverb)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having become)

• सृष्टिम्: creation
• सृष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• सनातनीम्: eternal
• सनातनीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘सृष्टिम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cyclical creation (sanātanī sṛṣṭi) under concealment and guidance

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva is not only the transcendent Lord but also the hidden indweller in all beings; by His grace from within, the cosmos and the soul’s welfare are sustained, pointing to Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati (Lord) guiding the pashu (soul) toward liberation.

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

The Linga is a sacred support for focusing on Shiva’s presence; this verse complements that practice by affirming that the same Saguna Shiva worshipped outwardly is also present inwardly as the heart-dwelling Lord who empowers creation and bestows well-being.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Antaryamin in the heart while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating inner surrender so that His grace becomes the cause of true sukha (spiritual well-being) and purification.