Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अथानन्दवने तस्मिञ्च्छिवयो रममाणयोः । इच्छेत्यभूत्सुरर्षे हि सृज्यः कोप्यपरः किल

Transliteration

athānandavane tasmiñcchivayo ramamāṇayoḥ | icchetyabhūtsurarṣe hi sṛjyaḥ kopyaparaḥ kila

Translation

Then, O sage among the gods, while Śiva and His Śakti were delighting in that Ānandavana, there arose the divine Will—indeed, it is said that some other being, destined to be created, came into manifestation.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• ānanda-vane: in the Ānandavana (forest of bliss)
• ānanda-vane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (forest of bliss); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• tasmin: in that (place/time)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śivayoḥ: of Śiva (the divine couple)
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (Gen/Loc), द्विवचन; यहाँ षष्ठी (Genitive) 'of Śiva (and Pārvatī)' as dual pair usage

• ramamānayoḥ: of the two sporting/enjoying
• ramamānayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ram (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी, द्विवचन; 'of the two who were sporting'

• icchā: a desire
• icchā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; (उक्तिवाक्ये)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vakyartha-marker (इति-वाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• abhūt: arose, came to be
• abhūt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sura-ṛṣe: O divine sage
• sura-ṛṣe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (divine sage); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/हेत्वर्थक निपात

• sṛjyaḥ: to be created, creatable
• sṛjyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sṛj (धातु) + ya (यत्/य)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive: 'to be created'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• api: even, somehow
• api: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्भावना/अपि-निपात (also/even/somehow)

• aparaḥ: another, different
• aparaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'kaḥ')

• kila: it is said, indeed
• kila: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक/श्रुत्यर्थक निपात (reportedly/indeed)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Ānandavana is identified with Kāśī, Śiva’s eternal playground where His presence is self-manifest; creation is framed as arising from Śiva-Śakti’s līlā and icchā (divine will).

Significance: Darśana in Kāśī is held to confer liberation-supporting merit; remembrance of Viśveśvara is linked with taraka-prasāda (saving grace) at death.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Sṛṣṭi-ārambha framed as arising from divine icchā (will) during Śiva-Śakti’s līlā.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It presents creation as arising from Śiva’s Icchā-śakti (divine will), showing that manifestation begins not from lack but from the Lord’s sovereign freedom, with Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) initiating sṛṣṭi.

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

By portraying Śiva in līlā (sport) with Śakti and the rise of Icchā, it supports Saguna contemplation—devotees worship the manifest Lord (often through the Liṅga) as the conscious source from whom creation proceeds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the inner source of Icchā (will) and offer japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to align personal intention with Śiva’s auspicious will.