Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

मधुराराविभिर्मोदकारिभिर्भ्रमरादिभिः । शब्दायमानं च मुदा कामोद्दीपनकारकम्

Transliteration

madhurārāvibhirmodakāribhirbhramarādibhiḥ | śabdāyamānaṃ ca mudā kāmoddīpanakārakam

Translation

Tout y résonnait du doux bourdonnement des abeilles et d’autres êtres—sons qui donnent la joie—et, dans une allégresse foisonnante, cela éveillait et attisait l’élan du désir.

Word by Word

• मधुराराविभिः: with sweet sounds
• मधुराराविभिः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुरारावि (प्रातिपदिक; मधुर+आरावि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (मधुरः आरावः/आरावि:)

• मोदकारिभिः: causing delight
• मोदकारिभिः: विशेषण (Adjectival to भ्रमरादिभिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोदकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; मोद+कारिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (मोदं करोति)

• भ्रमरादिभिः: with bees and the like
• भ्रमरादिभिः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रमरादि (प्रातिपदिक; भ्रमर+आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (भ्रमरः आदिः येषाम्)

• शब्दायमानम्: resounding, making sound
• शब्दायमानम्: कर्मणि-विशेषण (Predicative: ‘resounding’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शब्दायमान (कृदन्त; शब्दाय् धातु/शब्द+आय्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुदा: with joy, gladly
• मुदा: हेतु/सहकारि (Cause/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• कामोद्दीपनकारकम्: causing the arousal of love
• कामोद्दीपनकारकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of implied scene/place)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामोद्दीपनकारक (प्रातिपदिक; काम+उद्दीपन+कारक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कामस्य उद्दीपनं करोति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse uses sensory beauty—sweet sounds and joyful resonance—to show how the world can kindle desire (kāma). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such desire is a pasha (bond) that must be refined and redirected toward Shiva through devotion and discernment.

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

By highlighting how sense-objects stimulate the mind, the text implicitly points to the need for a stable sacred focus. In Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā—sound, fragrance, and beauty are offered back to Shiva, converting outward craving into disciplined bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is pratyāhāra (sense-withdrawal) supported by mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so that desire awakened by sense impressions becomes steadied and sanctified through remembrance of Shiva.