Shloka 41

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

त्वत्पुष्पबाणस्य सदा सुखलक्ष्यं मनोद्भुतम् । सर्वेषां प्राणिनां नित्यं सदा मदकरो भवान्

Transliteration

tvatpuṣpabāṇasya sadā sukhalakṣyaṃ manodbhutam | sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ nityaṃ sadā madakaro bhavān

Translation

“Your flower-arrows ever find a pleasant target, born of the mind. For all living beings, you are always—unceasingly—the maker of intoxication, the bewildering passion.”

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘your’ (समासे पूर्वपद-रूप)

• पुष्पबाणस्य: of the flower-arrow (Kāma)
• पुष्पबाणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प+बाण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणि बाणाः यस्य/पुष्पमयः बाणः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सुखलक्ष्यम्: target/aim of pleasure
• सुखलक्ष्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख+लक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सुखस्य लक्ष्यं), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय/कर्म-सम्भव (contextual)

• मनः: of the mind
• मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपद-रूप ‘मनो-’

• उद्भुतम्: arisen (from)
• उद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्+भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘arisen/produced’

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘प्राणिनाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• नित्यम्: constantly
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मदकरः: causing intoxication/delusion
• मदकरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद+कर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मदं करोति इति), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘भवान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

Speaker

Satī (addressing Kāma/Manmatha in praise within the narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Kama (Manmatha)

FAQs

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

The verse identifies desire as “mind-born” and universally intoxicating, implying that bondage begins in the mind; Shaiva teaching points toward mastery of the mind and turning attention to Shiva as the liberating Pati beyond such delusion.

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

By highlighting how passion bewilders all beings, the text implicitly frames Linga/Saguna Shiva worship as a stabilizing discipline—centering the mind on Shiva to transcend agitation and regain inner steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to calm mind-born impulses and cultivate vairāgya; pairing japa with simple Shiva-dhyāna supports freedom from ‘mada’ (infatuation).