Shloka 11

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

प्रारोहंतीह सस्यानि मंदिरं प्राङ्गणेष्वपि । किमन्यत्र विरूपाक्ष सस्यौद्भूतिं वदाम्यहम्

Transliteration

prārohaṃtīha sasyāni maṃdiraṃ prāṅgaṇeṣvapi | kimanyatra virūpākṣa sasyaudbhūtiṃ vadāmyaham

Translation

“Here the crops are sprouting—even in the courtyards of the houses. What more need I say, O Virūpākṣa? I am describing the very arising and flourishing of vegetation.”

Word by Word

• प्रारोहमन्ति: sprout/grow up
• प्रारोहमन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सस्यानि: crops/plants
• सस्यानि: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• मन्दिरम्: house/temple
• मन्दिरम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्राङ्गणेषु: in the courtyards
• प्राङ्गणेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राङ्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

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

• किम्: what?
• किम्: प्रश्न (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: elsewhere)

• विरूपाक्ष: O Virūpākṣa
• विरूपाक्ष: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरूपाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सस्य-उद्भूतिम्: the sprouting/growth of crops
• सस्य-उद्भूतिम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सस्यस्य उद्भूतिः

• वदामि: I say/tell
• वदामि: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Satī (addressing Lord Śiva as Virūpākṣa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Virabhadra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse points to Śiva’s anugraha (grace) becoming visible as harmony and abundance in the world—nature’s flourishing is read as an auspicious sign under the Lord’s protective presence.

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

By addressing Śiva as Virūpākṣa and noting tangible signs (growth and prosperity), the text emphasizes Saguna Śiva—devotees relate to the Lord through perceivable blessings that accompany devotion and dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is gratitude-based bhakti: daily remembrance of Śiva (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while observing auspiciousness in nature, reinforcing devotion and surrender to the Lord’s grace.