Shloka 61

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

पश्य वृक्षान्मनोरम्यान्स्निग्धपत्रान्सुगंधिनः । सर्वर्तुकुसुमैर्युक्तान्सदापुष्पफलन्वितान्

Transliteration

paśya vṛkṣānmanoramyānsnigdhapatrānsugaṃdhinaḥ | sarvartukusumairyuktānsadāpuṣpaphalanvitān

Translation

これらの麗しき樹々を見よ—艶やかな葉はしっとりとして香り高く—四季すべての花に飾られ、常に花と実とを具えている。

Word by Word

• पश्य: see; behold
• पश्य: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वृक्षान्: trees
• वृक्षान्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनोरम्यान्: charming, delightful
• मनोरम्यान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) वृक्षान्-विशेषण

• स्निग्धपत्रान्: with glossy leaves
• स्निग्धपत्रान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्निग्ध + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; 'snigdha-patra' = having glossy/leathery leaves), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; वृक्षान्-विशेषण

• सुगन्धिनः: fragrant
• सुगन्धिनः: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (in-stem); वृक्षान्-विशेषण

• सर्वर्तुकुसुमैः: with flowers of all seasons
• सर्वर्तुकुसुमैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ऋतु + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; 'sarva-ṛtu-kusuma' = flowers of all seasons), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter; कुसुम), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• युक्तान्: endowed, furnished
• युक्तान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; वृक्षान्-विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• पुष्पफलान्वितान्: having flowers and fruits
• पुष्पफलान्वितान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प + फल + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; 'puṣpa-phala-anvita' = possessed of flowers and fruits), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; वृक्षान्-विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Shiva (describing the divine surroundings to Goddess Umā/Parvati)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A descriptive ‘divya-vana’ passage rather than a Jyotirliṅga legend; the ever-flowering, ever-fruiting trees signify a realm sustained by Śiva’s śakti and order.

Significance: Such imagery functions as a meditative template for envisioning Śiva’s abode (śiva-dhāma/kailāsa-like purity), supporting dhyāna and devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse portrays a sanctified, ever-blooming landscape as an outer symbol of inner purity and steady devotion—where the mind becomes “fragrant” and constantly fruitful when oriented to Pati (Shiva) rather than bound by pāśa (bondage).

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

It supports Saguna Shiva devotion by emphasizing auspicious qualities—flowers, fragrance, and beauty—traditionally offered to the Shiva-Linga; the ever-present blossoms suggest uninterrupted worship (nitya-pūjā) and remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer fresh, fragrant flowers and bilva leaves to the Shiva-Linga with steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), using the verse as a visualization of a pure inner “grove” where devotion remains perennial.