Shloka 11

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

अहं तत्कथयिष्यामि कथामेतां पुरातनीम् । शिवाशिवयशोयुक्तां सर्वकामफलप्रदाम्

Transliteration

ahaṃ tatkathayiṣyāmi kathāmetāṃ purātanīm | śivāśivayaśoyuktāṃ sarvakāmaphalapradām

Translation

I shall now recount that ancient sacred narrative—filled with the glory of Śiva and Śivā (Satī)—a tale that bestows the fruits of all rightful aspirations.

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (kathām qualifies)

• kathayiṣyāmi: I will narrate
• kathayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathay (धातु, णिजन्त from kath)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kathām: story
• kathām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• etām: this
• etām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (kathām qualifies)

• purātanīm: ancient
• purātanīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purātanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• śiva-aśiva-yaśaḥ-yuktām: connected with the fame of Śiva and (the dispelling of) inauspiciousness
• śiva-aśiva-yaśaḥ-yuktām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + aśiva (प्रातिपदिक) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृत्)
• Form: समास: (śiva+aśiva) द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + yaśas (तत्पुरुष) + yukta (क्त-कृदन्त) → बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (kathām qualifies)

• sarva-kāma-phala-pradām: granting the fruits of all desires
• sarva-kāma-phala-pradām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative chain); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (kathām qualifies)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

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

• Shiva
• Sati (Shiva)

FAQs

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

The verse frames the kathā as spiritually potent: hearing the ancient glory of Śiva and Satī purifies the listener and yields auspicious outcomes, ultimately orienting desires toward dharma and liberation under Śiva’s grace.

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

By praising the ‘glory of Śiva and Śivā,’ it points to Saguna devotion—approaching the transcendent Pati through narrations, names, and divine līlā—an entryway that supports reverence for Śiva as worshipped in forms such as the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening) and kathā-sevā; one may pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a focused contemplative support while hearing or reciting the narrative.