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Shloka 49

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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विष्वोकाद्यास्तथा हावाश्चतुष्षष्टिकलास्तथा । रत्याः कुर्वंतु सौहृद्यं सुहृदस्ते यथा तव

viṣvokādyāstathā hāvāścatuṣṣaṣṭikalāstathā | ratyāḥ kurvaṃtu sauhṛdyaṃ suhṛdaste yathā tava

വിശ്വോകാ മുതലായ ദിവ്യ അപ്സരസ്സുകളും, രതിയുടെ ഹാവഭാവങ്ങളും അറുപത്തിനാല് കലകളും—നിനക്കോടു സ്നേഹപൂർണ്ണ സൗഹൃദം വളർത്തട്ടെ; അവ നിന്റെ ഹിതൈഷികളായി, നിനക്കു സമർപ്പിതരായി ഇരിക്കട്ടെ।

viṣvokādyāḥViṣvokā and others
viṣvokādyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣvokādi (प्रातिपदिक; viṣvokā + ādi)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ādi-śabdaḥ: ‘and others’)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
hāvāḥgestures/expressions (of amorous play)
hāvāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
catuḥ-ṣaṣṭi-kalāḥthe sixty-four arts
catuḥ-ṣaṣṭi-kalāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootcatuḥṣaṣṭi-kalā (प्रातिपदिक; catuḥṣaṣṭi + kalā)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—द्विगुः (numeral compound: ‘sixty-four arts’)
tathāalso
tathā:
Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
ratyāḥof Rati
ratyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootratī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
kurvantulet them make/do
kurvantu:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
FormLoṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
sauhṛdyamfriendliness/affection
sauhṛdyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsauhṛdya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
suhṛdaḥfriends/well-wishers
suhṛdaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsuhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
teof you/your
te:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (प्रातिपदिक; युष्मद्-शब्द)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form
yathāas
yathā:
Sambandha/Comparator (सम्बन्ध/उपमान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ)
tavaof you
tava:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (प्रातिपदिक; युष्मद्-शब्द)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Sati (addressing a female recipient in the narrative context of the Sati Khanda; a blessing for favorable love/arts and goodwill)

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

R
Rati
V
Viśvokā

FAQs

It frames worldly attractions—love, arts, and charm—as forces that become auspicious when guided by goodwill (sauhṛdya) and aligned with dharma, rather than becoming binding passions; in a Shaiva lens, such harmony supports a life oriented toward Shiva-bhakti.

In Saguna Shiva worship, household life and human emotions are not rejected but purified; blessings like this imply that desire and skill should serve concord and devotion, making the devotee’s life supportive of steady Linga-worship and remembrance of Shiva.

A practical takeaway is to sanctify love and relationships through Shiva-centered discipline—daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā—so that emotions mature into goodwill rather than attachment.