Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

एवं वसंतविस्तारो मदनावेशकारकः । वनौकसां तदा तत्र मुनीनां दुस्सहोऽत्यभूत्

Transliteration

evaṃ vasaṃtavistāro madanāveśakārakaḥ | vanaukasāṃ tadā tatra munīnāṃ dussaho'tyabhūt

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເມື່ອລະດູບ່ອນໄມ້ຜຸດຜົ່ງແຜ່ກວ້າງ ກະຕຸ້ນການພຸ້ນພອງຂອງກາມ (ຄວາມປາຖະໜາ) ກໍເຮັດໃຫ້ບັນດາມຸນີຜູ້ຢູ່ປ່າໃນທີ່ນັ້ນ ທົນບໍ່ໄຫວຢ່າງຫນັກໃນເວລານັ້ນ.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय/adverb (thus)

• वसन्तविस्तारः: the spread of spring
• वसन्तविस्तारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: वसन्तस्य विस्तारः (spring’s expansion)

• मदनावेशकारकः: causing amorous agitation
• मदनावेशकारकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदन + आवेश + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: मदनस्य आवेशं करोति इति (causing Cupid’s passion)

• वनौकसाम्: of the forest-dwellers
• वनौकसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय/adverb (then)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय/adverb (there)

• मुनीनाम्: of the sages
• मुनीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• दुस्सहः: hard to endure
• दुस्सहः: Vidhaya-visheshana (विधेय-विशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस्सह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to implied ‘(विस्तारः)’

• अति: exceedingly
• अति: Upasarga (उपसर्ग/Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/particle used as intensifier with verb

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Madana (Kama)
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how external beauty and seasonal change can intensify kāma, testing even ascetics; it implies that true tapas requires inner mastery, ultimately upheld by devotion to Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who steadies the mind and leads toward moksha.

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

When the mind is disturbed by desire, Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—functions as a stabilizing support (ālambana), redirecting attention from sense-objects to the Lord’s form and presence, helping the seeker regain steadiness in dhyāna and vrata.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with breath-aware meditation, supported by śiva-dharma observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as reminders of restraint and renunciation.