Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

वसन्त-प्रभावः तथा काम-उद्दीपन-वर्णनम् | Spring’s Influence and the Arousal of Kāma

Devanagari script

मानिनां प्रेरणायासीत्तत्काले कालदीपिका । मारुतश्च सुखः साधो ववौ विरहिणोऽप्रियः

Transliteration

mānināṃ preraṇāyāsīttatkāle kāladīpikā | mārutaśca sukhaḥ sādho vavau virahiṇo'priyaḥ

Translation

その時、「時の灯火」が立ち現れて、矜持高く繊細な心の者を行動へと促した。おお聖者よ、他には快いそよ風も、離別に苦しむ者には痛みとなって吹いた。

Word by Word

• मानिनाम्: of the proud/indignant ones
• मानिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of the proud/resentful)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रेरणाय: for incitement, for urging
• प्रेरणाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेरणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्काले: at that time
• तत्काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time-locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तस्य काले), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कालदीपिका: the lamp of time (time-indicator)
• कालदीपिका: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + दीपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कालस्य दीपिका), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मारुतः: wind
• मारुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुखः: pleasant
• सुखः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of मारुतः)

• साधो: O good one
• साधो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• ववौ: blew
• ववौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विरहिणः: of the one in separation
• विरहिणः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: for the separated one)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अप्रियः: unpleasant
• अप्रियः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective of मारुतः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows how Kāla (time), operating under Shiva’s sovereignty, ripens inner states: what is comfort to the ordinary mind becomes a spur to deeper bhakti for one burning in longing—turning emotion into a force that drives the soul toward divine union.

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee relates to Shiva personally; viraha intensifies remembrance. The verse implies that external nature (like wind) mirrors inner devotion, pushing the devotee to seek Shiva more firmly through Linga-darśana, pūjā, and constant smaraṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Channel the restlessness of longing into japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath-awareness; optionally support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to focused remembrance of Shiva.