Shloka 32

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

मां सोपि वेधसं वीक्ष्य स्रष्टारं जगतां पतिम् । प्रणम्य पुरुषः प्राह विनयानतकंधरः

Transliteration

māṃ sopi vedhasaṃ vīkṣya sraṣṭāraṃ jagatāṃ patim | praṇamya puruṣaḥ prāha vinayānatakaṃdharaḥ

Translation

Then that person, seeing Brahmā (Vedhas)—the creator and lord of the worlds—bowed down and, with his neck bent in humility, spoke.

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• वेधसम्: Vedhas (Brahmā)
• वेधसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īkṣ (ईक्ष्) + vi- (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having seen’

• स्रष्टारम्: creator
• स्रष्टारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sraṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पतिम्: lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (नम्) + pra- (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having bowed’

• पुरुषः: the person
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्/ब्रू) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (आह/प्राह)

• विनय-आनत-कन्धरः: with neck bowed in humility
• विनय-आनत-कन्धरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ānata (√nam + ā, क्त; कृदन्त) + kandhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘विनयेन आनतः कन्धरः यस्य’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the episode; the verse describes an unnamed person speaking after bowing to Brahmā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights vinaya (humble surrender) as the proper inner posture for receiving sacred instruction; respect toward cosmic offices like Brahmā becomes a doorway to higher Shaiva understanding of Pati (Shiva) beyond all created roles.

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

By emphasizing praṇāma and humility, it reflects the devotional discipline used in Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Divine (often through the Linga) with reverence, self-restraint, and readiness to listen.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin Shiva-puja with praṇāma and a humble sankalpa, then chant the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a bowed mind; the verse chiefly teaches inner vinaya rather than a specific external rite.