Shloka 29

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्प्रविष्टे कामे तु वसंतश्शंकरांतिके । वितस्तार निजं भावं हार्दं विज्ञाय यत्प्रभो

Transliteration

tasminpraviṣṭe kāme tu vasaṃtaśśaṃkarāṃtike | vitastāra nijaṃ bhāvaṃ hārdaṃ vijñāya yatprabho

Translation

When Kāma had thus entered upon his mission, Vasantā came near Śaṅkara; and, knowing the Lord’s inward disposition of the heart, he then unfolded his own intent.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रविष्टे: when (he) had entered
• प्रविष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु) → प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त; (सप्तमी-absolute/locative absolute)

• कामे: in/with Kāma (Cupid)
• कामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सप्तमी-absolute सह)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• वसन्तः: Vasanta (Spring)
• वसन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंकर-अन्तिके: near Śaṅkara
• शंकर-अन्तिके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शंकरस्य अन्तिके)

• वितस्तार: expanded/spread
• वितस्तार: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + स्तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निजम्: his own
• निजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भावम्)

• भावम्: state/feeling, disposition
• भावम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हार्दम्: of the heart, heartfelt
• हार्दम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हार्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भावम्)

• विज्ञाय: having known
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञाय (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक/यद्-तद् प्रयोगे (that which)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kama
• Vasanta

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as the inner-knower (hṛdaya-jña): even when forces like desire (Kāma) and seasonal impulse (Vasantā) arise, Śaṅkara’s inner state remains sovereign, showing the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of Pati (the Lord) as master over māyā and the senses.

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

Approaching “Śaṅkara’s presence” reflects Saguna upāsanā—drawing near to the Lord with reverence—yet the emphasis is on His inner, unshaken consciousness. In Linga worship, the devotee similarly comes close outwardly (arcana) while contemplating Śiva’s inward transcendence of desire.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sense-restraint and heart-purification: perform japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and meditating that Śiva knows the heart—so one should offer inner intentions (bhāva) as pure devotion rather than as desire-driven impulses.