Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

वसंतेरंतहेतुत्वाद्वसंताख्यो भवत्वयम् । तवानुगमनं कर्म तथा लोकानुरञ्जनम्

Transliteration

vasaṃteraṃtahetutvādvasaṃtākhyo bhavatvayam | tavānugamanaṃ karma tathā lokānurañjanam

Translation

Because you are the cause of spring’s inner delight, let this one be known by the name “Vasanta.” Your appointed work shall be to follow in His wake and to gladden the worlds.

Word by Word

• वसन्तेः: of Vasanta (spring)
• वसन्तेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• अन्त-हेतुत्वात्: because of being the cause of the end
• अन्त-हेतुत्वात्: हेतु/कारण (अपादान/Ablative of cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्तस्य हेतुः) + तद्धित/भावप्रत्यय -त्व (state/ness)

• वसन्त-आख्यः: named ‘Vasanta’
• वसन्त-आख्यः: कर्तृ/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वसन्त इति आख्यः = named ‘Vasanta’)

• भवतु: let (it) be
• भवतु: विधेय (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन — 3rd sg imperative; परस्मैपदम्

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Pronoun, nominative singular

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular (2nd person pronoun)

• अनुगमनम्: following, accompanying
• अनुगमनम्: कर्ता/विधेय-विशेष्य (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु + गम् (धातु) + अन (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Action noun (भाववाचक), nominative singular

• कर्म: (is) a duty/act
• कर्म: विधेय (प्रेडिकेट/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण (Avyaya—connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अव्यय (particle/adverb): ‘thus/and also’

• लोक-अनुरञ्जनम्: pleasing the people/worlds
• लोक-अनुरञ्जनम्: समुच्चित-विधेय (Predicate/another nominative topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुरञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक; अनु+रञ्ज् धातु-न्यन्त/भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकानाम् अनुरञ्जनम् = pleasing of the worlds/people)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who ordains the harmonious rhythms of creation—assigning names and duties so the worlds are sustained through joy, order, and dharma.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s sovereign activity (niyamanam): the same Lord worshipped in the Linga is the one who governs cosmic functions and bestows purposeful roles for the welfare of beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is seva-bhāva (devotional service): align one’s actions with Shiva’s order through japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate lokānurañjana—benefiting others as an offering to Shiva.