Shloka 15

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

रचयामास तत्राशु स्वकलास्सकला अपि । वसंतोपि स्वप्रभावं चकार विविधं मदात्

Transliteration

racayāmāsa tatrāśu svakalāssakalā api | vasaṃtopi svaprabhāvaṃ cakāra vividhaṃ madāt

Translation

Thereupon, he quickly brought forth all his own powers (kalās) in their fullness. Even Spring, exhilarated as it were, manifested its distinctive splendor in manifold ways.

Word by Word

• racayāmāsa: constructed/arranged
• racayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक (quickly)

• sva-kalāḥ: his own arts/powers
• sva-kalāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य कलाः’

• sakalāḥ: all/entire
• sakalāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• vasantaḥ: Vasanta (Spring)
• vasantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (also)

• sva-prabhāvam: his own influence/power
• sva-prabhāvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य प्रभावम्’

• cakāra: made/produced
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vividham: varied/manifold
• vividham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• madāt: from intoxication/pride
• madāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account of creation to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Vasanta (Spring)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that manifestation occurs when the Lord’s own kalās (divine powers) unfold; nature’s beauty—symbolized by Spring—is not independent but a sign of the ordered emergence of Shiva’s śakti within creation.

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

In Saguna worship, the Liṅga is revered as the stable axis of manifestation: all changing forms (like seasons and their splendor) arise from Shiva’s energies, while the Liṅga signifies the unshaken Pati (Lord) behind them.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva as the source of all kalās while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves with the insight that every beauty in the world is a trace of his śakti.