Shloka 11

कामदाहोत्तरवृत्तान्तः / Aftermath of Kāma’s Burning

Pārvatī’s Fear and Himavān’s Consolation

Devanagari script

अंतर्हिते स्मरं दग्ध्वा हरे तद्विरहाच्छिवा । विकलाभूद् भृशं सा वै लेभे शर्म न कुत्रचित्

Transliteration

aṃtarhite smaraṃ dagdhvā hare tadvirahācchivā | vikalābhūd bhṛśaṃ sā vai lebhe śarma na kutracit

Translation

After Hari had vanished—having burnt Kāma (the god of desire)—Śivā (Pārvatī), tormented by separation from him, became utterly distraught, and nowhere at all could she find peace.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्हिते: when (he) had disappeared / in the state of being hidden
• अन्तर्हिते: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्हित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √धा (धातु) + अन्तर्- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• स्मरम्: Kāma (the god of love)
• स्मरम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt
• दग्ध्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• हरे: when/after Hari (Śiva as Hara)
• हरे: सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण (सम्बन्ध/Locative context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); संबोधनार्थे सप्तमी (locative used for address/context)

• तत्-विरहात्: from separation from him
• तत्-विरहात्: अपादान (अपादान/Ablative-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विरह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of him' + 'separation')

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• विकला: distressed, enfeebled
• विकला: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); विशेषण (adjectival)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: क्रिया (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• भृशम्: exceedingly
• भृशम्: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थ (emphasis/indeed)

• लेभे: obtained, found
• लेभे: क्रिया (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• शर्म: comfort, peace
• शर्म: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• कुत्रचित्: anywhere
• कुत्रचित्: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्र (अव्यय) + चित् (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक (locative adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Kāma-dahana (burning of Smara)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Vishnu
• Kama

FAQs

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

It portrays viraha (holy longing) as a purifier: when desire (Kāma) is burned, the soul’s restlessness is redirected toward Shiva alone, revealing that true peace arises only in union with the Lord (Pati), not in worldly objects.

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

Pārvatī’s inability to find peace ‘anywhere’ points to the need for a concrete focus for devotion—Saguna Shiva worship, especially the Śiva-liṅga, becomes the stabilizing support for the mind until inner union is realized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Channel longing into japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady dhyāna on Shiva; supporting disciplines like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa help restrain desire and calm mental agitation.