Shloka 6

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

महालावण्यधामा च कोटिचन्द्रसमाननः । कोटिस्मरसमाकांतिस्सर्वथा स्त्रीप्रियाकृतिः

Transliteration

mahālāvaṇyadhāmā ca koṭicandrasamānanaḥ | koṭismarasamākāṃtissarvathā strīpriyākṛtiḥ

Translation

He was a radiant abode of great beauty; his face was like ten million moons. His charm equalled that of ten million Kāmas, and in every way his form was delightful and beloved to women.

Word by Word

• महा-लावण्य-धामा: having great beauty/splendour
• महा-लावण्य-धामा: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लावण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + धामन्/धाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (whose abode/splendour is great beauty)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कोटि-चन्द्र-सम-आननः: with a face like millions of moons
• कोटि-चन्द्र-सम-आननः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (whose face is like ten million moons)

• कोटि-स्मर-सम-आकान्तिः: having beauty like millions of Kāma
• कोटि-स्मर-सम-आकान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मर (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (whose beauty/lustre equals millions of Kāma)

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in every way)

• स्त्री-प्रिय-आकृतिः: having a form pleasing to women
• स्त्री-प्रिय-आकृतिः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (whose form is dear/pleasing to women)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Kama (Smara)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the extraordinary attractiveness of a divine (saguṇa) manifestation, reminding the devotee that worldly fascination is transcended when beauty is seen as a reflection of Śiva’s śakti and approached with bhakti rather than craving.

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

It supports saguṇa contemplation—meditating on auspicious divine qualities—while Shaiva Siddhānta ultimately directs the mind from form and qualities toward Śiva as Pati, the liberator; Linga-worship stabilizes the mind so attraction becomes devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mindful japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while visualizing auspicious divine qualities, converting sensory attraction into reverent bhakti; maintain purity through simple Śiva-upacāras (water, bilva) rather than indulgence in desire.