Shloka 15

कामविवाहवर्णनम् / Description of Kāma’s Marriage

Devanagari script

दृढपीनोन्नतं तस्यास्तनमध्यं विलंबिनीम् । आनाभिप्रतलं मालां तन्वीं चन्द्रायितां शुभाम्

Transliteration

dṛḍhapīnonnataṃ tasyāstanamadhyaṃ vilaṃbinīm | ānābhipratalaṃ mālāṃ tanvīṃ candrāyitāṃ śubhām

Translation

Ihr Busen war fest, voll und sanft erhoben; und zwischen den Brüsten hing eine schlanke, glückverheißende Girlande herab bis zur Nabelgegend, mondgleich an Glanz und Schönheit.

Word by Word

• dṛḍha-pīna-unnatam: firm, full, and raised
• dṛḍha-pīna-unnatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + pīna (प्रातिपदिक) + unnata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः/समाहारः (multiple adjectives in apposition) (neuter nom/acc sg)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी एकवचनम् (genitive singular)

• stana-madhyam: the middle between the breasts
• stana-madhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stana (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (stanayoḥ madhyam) (neuter nom/acc sg)

• vilaṃbinīm: hanging/pendant
• vilaṃbinīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vilaṃbinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (feminine accusative singular)

• ā-nābhi-pratalam: reaching to the navel
• ā-nābhi-pratalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + nābhi (प्रातिपदिक) + pratala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अव्ययीभावः (ā-nābhi = up to the navel) + pratala (neuter nom/acc sg), विशेषणम्

• mālām: garland/necklace
• mālām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया एकवचनम् (accusative singular)

• tanvīm: slender
• tanvīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (feminine accusative singular)

• candrāyitām: moonlike/bright
• candrāyitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + √i (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘चन्द्रवत् आभायुक्ता’ इत्यर्थे (feminine accusative singular; ‘moon-like/bright’)

• śubhām: auspicious/beautiful
• śubhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (feminine accusative singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse presents Satī’s auspicious, moonlike radiance as a sacred vision of Śakti—teaching that the devotee should perceive the Divine Mother not through desire, but through purified bhakti that recognizes her as the power (Śakti) inseparable from Shiva (Pati).

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva is worshiped with Śakti as his inseparable energy; describing Satī’s auspicious form supports Saguna worship by training the mind to contemplate divine attributes with reverence—ultimately leading the worshiper toward the Linga as the stable focus of devotion and inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śuddha-bhāvanā (pure contemplation): during japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditate on Shiva-Shakti as auspicious and luminous, while maintaining restraint and reverence; optionally support this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness.