Shloka 5

कामविवाहवर्णनम् / Description of Kāma’s Marriage

Devanagari script

एषा तव महा तेजास्सर्वदा सहचारिणी । भविष्यति यथाकामं धर्मतो वशवर्तिनी

Transliteration

eṣā tava mahā tejāssarvadā sahacāriṇī | bhaviṣyati yathākāmaṃ dharmato vaśavartinī

Translation

„Diese Strahlende wird dir stets Gefährtin sein. Im Einklang mit dem Dharma wird sie sich deiner Willensführung hingebungsvoll fügen und das Gewünschte erfüllen, ohne die Rechtschaffenheit zu überschreiten.“

Word by Word

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eṣā (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; possessive genitive

• महा-तेजाः: of great splendor
• महा-तेजाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (common in -as stems by context), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘great in splendor’ (used adjectivally for ‘एषा’)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• सह-चारिणी: companion
• सह-चारिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + चारिणी (प्रातिपदिक; from √चर्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘सह चरति’ → companion

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यथा-कामम्: as desired
• यथा-कामम्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; अर्थ: ‘as desired’

• धर्मतः: according to dharma
• धर्मतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): ‘from/according to dharma’

• वश-वर्तिनी: obedient/under control
• वश-वर्तिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक; from √वृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘वशे वर्तते’ = obedient/under control

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of divine harmony: the Shakti of Shiva (Sati) acts in perfect alignment with dharma, showing that true union with Shiva expresses itself as righteous, ordered, and devotion-filled living.

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

In Saguna worship, Shiva is adored with attributes and divine relationships; this verse highlights Shiva’s inseparable consort as the power that supports his manifest play, reinforcing devotional contemplation of Shiva together with Shakti in temple and Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dharma-centered japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while cultivating disciplined conduct (yama-niyama); devotion is affirmed as authentic when it remains rooted in righteousness.