Shloka 21

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

संसारविमुखे शंभौ तथैकांतविरागिणि । अस्मादृते न कर्मान्यत् करिष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

saṃsāravimukhe śaṃbhau tathaikāṃtavirāgiṇi | asmādṛte na karmānyat kariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

In Śambhu (Śiva), der der Saṃsāra abgewandt ist, und in dem, der in ausschließlicher Entsagung standhaft bleibt—außer mir wird er keine andere Handlung vollbringen; daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• संसारविमुखे: in/with (Śambhu) who is turned away from saṃsāra
• संसारविमुखे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार + विमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śaṃbhau)

• शंभौ: in Śambhu
• शंभौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक (also/likewise)

• एकान्तविरागिणि: in (him) who is detached in solitude/absolute detachment
• एकान्तविरागिणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकान्त + विरागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śaṃbhau)

• अस्मात्: from this (Śambhu)
• अस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (ablative: from)

• ऋते: except; without
• ऋते: Apavarga (अपवर्ग/Exception)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वर्जनार्थक/विना-अर्थ (except/without)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• कर्म: action; deed
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as object with anyat (karmānyat)

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying karma)

• करिष्यति: will do
• करिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Pratijna (प्रतिज्ञा/Assertion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वाक्ये—न संशयः (idiom: no doubt)

Speaker

Satī (Pārvatī in her Satī incarnation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that true Śaiva orientation is saṃsāra-vimukhatā (turning away from worldly bondage) and ekānta-vairāgya (one-pointed dispassion). From a Shaiva Siddhānta lens, such steadiness loosens pāśa (bondage) and directs the soul toward Pati (Śiva), making all other karma-driven pursuits secondary or abandoned.

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

It supports ekānta-bhakti—single-minded commitment to Śiva as the personal Lord (saguṇa upāsanā). Linga-worship is a concrete discipline for focusing the mind on Śambhu, cutting distraction and reinforcing renunciation so that one’s actions become Śiva-centered rather than worldly.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt ekānta practice: daily Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), accompanied by a lifestyle of vairāgya. As supportive Śaiva observances, wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) to cultivate remembrance of Śiva and detachment from saṃsāra.