Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

अहं तां कामिनीं तात भावयिष्यामि यत्नतः । मनसा सुविचार्यैव या हरं मोहयिष्यति

Transliteration

ahaṃ tāṃ kāminīṃ tāta bhāvayiṣyāmi yatnataḥ | manasā suvicāryaiva yā haraṃ mohayiṣyati

Translation

O dear one, I shall deliberately fashion and empower that enchanting woman with great effort—after careful deliberation in my mind—so that she may cast delusion upon Hara (Lord Śiva).

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; अस्मद्-शब्द)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tām: her/that (woman)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; तद्-शब्द)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāminīm: the desirous/beautiful woman
• kāminīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to tām

• tāta: O dear one/son
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhāvayiṣyāmi: I will bring about/produce
• bhāvayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, periphrastic future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative (णिच्) from √bhū/√bhāv: ‘bring about/produce’

• yatnataḥ: carefully/with effort
• yatnataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) formed with -tas (तस्), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘with effort’

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• su-vicārya: having well considered
• su-vicārya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su + vi-√car (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya-kṛdanta; ‘having well considered’

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) for emphasis

• yā: who (she)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; यद्-शब्द)
• Form: Relative pronoun (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mohayiṣyati: will delude/infatuate
• mohayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muh (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, periphrastic future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative (णिच्)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the contrast between created delusion (māyā) and Śiva as Hara—the Lord who ultimately transcends and dissolves delusion; in Shaiva Siddhānta, Pati (Śiva) is never truly bound by pāśa (bondage).

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

The episode underscores that even when worldly allure is projected, Saguna Śiva (worshipped as the Liṅga) remains the steadfast refuge; devotion to the Liṅga trains the mind to turn from मोह (bewilderment) toward Śiva’s unwavering consciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vigilant manas-vicāra (watchfulness of the mind) supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to overcome मोह and stabilize devotion.