Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 70

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

एवमन्योन्यसंसर्गादनुरागमहीरुहम् । वर्द्धयामासतुः कालीशिवौ भावांबुसेचनैः

Transliteration

evamanyonyasaṃsargādanurāgamahīruham | varddhayāmāsatuḥ kālīśivau bhāvāṃbusecanaiḥ

Translation

かくして相互の親密なる交わりにより、カーリーとシヴァは、愛に満ちた帰依の大樹を育み、内なる霊的情感の命の流れをもってそれに潤いを与えた。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध/प्रकार (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक

• अन्योन्य-संसर्गात्: from mutual association
• अन्योन्य-संसर्गात्: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्योन्यस्य संसर्गः)

• अनुराग-महीरुहम्: the love-tree (sprout of affection)
• अनुराग-महीरुहम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुराग (प्रातिपदिक) + महीरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अनुरागस्य महीरुहः)

• वर्द्धयाम्: (having) caused to grow
• वर्द्धयाम्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative stem; लिट्-लकारे परिप्रयोगे ‘आम्’ (periphrastic perfect auxiliary-part) — ‘वर्द्धयाम्’ as part of periphrastic perfect construction

• आसतुः: they did (auxiliary in periphrastic perfect)
• आसतुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परोक्षभूत (they did/they have done)

• काली-शिवौ: Kālī and Śiva
• काली-शिवौ: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (द्वन्द्वे समाहार/इतरेतर; here itaretara), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), द्विवचन

• भाव-अम्बु-सेचनैः: by watering with the water of emotions
• भाव-अम्बु-सेचनैः: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक) + सेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भावस्य अम्बु = भावाम्बु; तेन सेचनम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the ‘tree of anurāga’ metaphor frames Śiva-Śakti union as the sustaining principle (sthiti) of dharma and cosmic harmony.

Significance: Devotional takeaway: cultivate bhāva (inner sentiment) as the ‘water’ that makes devotion grow; supports bhakti-yoga within Siddhānta praxis.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Organic cosmology metaphor: devotion as a living ‘mahīruha’ sustained by bhāva—suggesting ongoing maintenance (sthiti).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kali

FAQs

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

It presents devotion (anurāga) as something that must be consciously cultivated—like a tree—through pure inner disposition (bhāva), pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on ripening the soul through heartfelt worship that draws Śiva’s grace.

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

The verse highlights Saguna worship: relationship and closeness with Śiva. In Linga-upāsanā, the same principle applies—external offerings are fulfilled when they are ‘watered’ by bhāva, loving reverence toward the manifest Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady bhāva, offering water in abhiṣeka as an outer symbol while cultivating inner devotion as the true ‘watering’ of the heart.