Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्येवं वर्णयित्वा तु तदंगानि मुहुर्मुहुः । विधिदत्तवराध्यासाद्धरस्तु विरराम ह

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityevaṃ varṇayitvā tu tadaṃgāni muhurmuhuḥ | vidhidattavarādhyāsāddharastu virarāma ha

Translation

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಹೀಗೆ ಅವಳ ಅಂಗಗಳನ್ನು ಮರುಮರು ವರ್ಣಿಸಿ, ವಿಧಿ (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ) ದತ್ತ ವರದ ಚಿಂತನೆಗೆ ತೊಡಗಿದ್ದ ಹರ (ಶಿವ) ನಂತರ ಮೌನವಾದನು।

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person, Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): “in this manner”

• varṇayitvā: having described
• varṇayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: varṇay (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), from causative √varṇ “to describe/praise” → varṇayati; “having described”

• tu: but/then
• tu: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) indicating contrast/continuation

• tat-aṅgāni: those limbs (her limbs)
• tat-aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सर्वनाम-पूर्वपद); Napumsaka, Accusative Plural

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): “again and again”

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (reduplication for emphasis)

• vidhi-datta-vara-adhyāsāt: due to the (mental) fixation on the boon granted by Brahmā (Vidhi)
• vidhi-datta-vara-adhyāsāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + datta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (multi-member; “from the superimposition/assumption of the boon given by Vidhi”); Masculine, Ablative (5th), Singular

• dharaḥ: Dhara (Śiva)
• dharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• virarāma: ceased/desisted
• virarāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु) with vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; √ram “to stop/rest” with vi-: “ceased”

• ha: indeed (narrative particle)
• ha: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (स्मरणार्थ/पुराण-निपात) used in narration

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights disciplined divine speech: Śiva explains the sacred features (aṅgas) repeatedly for clarity, then becomes silent—showing that true instruction culminates in inward stillness and focused resolve, a Shaiva ideal where knowledge ripens into steadiness (niścaya) and grace.

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

By referring to Śiva’s ‘limbs/parts’ being described again and again, the text supports Saguna contemplation—devotees meditate on Śiva’s manifest attributes (as in icon/linga worship) to stabilize devotion, after which one naturally moves toward quiet absorption beyond words.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is repeated contemplative recitation and visualization: repeat Śiva-nāma or the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while mentally contemplating Śiva’s auspicious marks, then end in silent meditation (mauna) to internalize the teaching.