Shloka 18

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

मन्मथोपि समर्थो नो भविष्यत्यस्य मोहने । नितांतयोगी रामाणां नामापि सहते न सः

Transliteration

manmathopi samartho no bhaviṣyatyasya mohane | nitāṃtayogī rāmāṇāṃ nāmāpi sahate na saḥ

Translation

മന്മഥൻ (കാമദേവൻ) പോലും അവനെ മോഹിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ളവനാകില്ല. അവൻ പരമയോഗി; പ്രലോഭനവിഷയമായി സ്ത്രീകളുടെ പേരുപോലും സഹിക്കില്ല.

Word by Word

• manmathaḥ: Manmatha (Cupid)
• manmathaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manmatha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/Avadhāraṇa-avyaya (समुच्चय/अवधारण अव्यय), particle

• samarthaḥ: capable
• samarthaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• naḥ: of us / our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6/षष्ठी) Bahuvacana (बहुवचन) enclitic pronoun; ‘of us/our’

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्) Future, Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• asya: of this (person)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग)/Napुंसक (नपुंसक) (contextual), Ṣaṣṭhī (6/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• mohane: in (the act of) deluding
• mohane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) (or Puṃliṅga by usage), Saptamī (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); ‘in deluding/at delusion’

• nitāṃta-yogī: the utterly steadfast yogi
• nitāṃta-yogī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nitāṃta (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘a yogī who is extremely (steadfast)’

• rāmāṇām: of women (rāmāḥ)
• rāmāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• nāma: name (even the word)
• nāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा) (also usable as Dvitīyā), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अव्यय)

• sahate: endures/tolerates
• sahate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sah (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्) Present, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya (निषेध अव्यय)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Manmatha (Kama)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ideal of a perfected yogin whose mind is not shaken by kāma (desire); such steadiness supports liberation by turning the soul away from pasha (bondage) and toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Linga-worship emphasizes inner purity and one-pointedness; the verse underscores that devotion and yogic discipline make the aspirant resistant to delusion, fitting the Saguna path where Shiva is worshipped as the Lord who burns desire and grants detachment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with meditation and brahmacharya-like restraint; on days like Mahashivratri, support it with bhasma (Tripundra) and disciplined worship to weaken kama.