Shloka 24

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

अनया सहचारिण्या राजसे त्वं मनोभव । एषा च भवता पत्या युक्ता संशोभते भृशम्

Transliteration

anayā sahacāriṇyā rājase tvaṃ manobhava | eṣā ca bhavatā patyā yuktā saṃśobhate bhṛśam

Translation

Wahai Manobhava (Kāma), dengan pendamping ini di sisimu, engkau akan bersinar dengan keagungan laksana raja; dan dia pun, apabila bersatu denganmu sebagai suami, akan tampak amat berseri-seri.

Word by Word

• anayā: with this (woman)
• anayā: Sahakārī (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana; pronoun ‘with/by this (woman)’

• saha-cāriṇyā: with the companion
• saha-cāriṇyā: Sahakārī (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (प्रातिपदिक) + cāriṇī (चर् धातु + णिनि/इनी)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Ekavacana; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (saha carati = companion)

• rājase: you shine / you reign
• rājase: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rāj (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/लट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana

• mano-bhava: O Manobhava (mind-born Kāma)
• mano-bhava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + bhava (भू धातु + अ)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (manasaḥ bhavaḥ = born of mind)

• eṣā: this (woman)
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• bhavatā: by you
• bhavatā: Karaṇa (Agent in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Ekavacana; honorific 2nd-person pronoun-like noun

• patyā: as (her) husband / with a husband
• patyā: Sahakārī (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Ekavacana

• yuktā: united/paired
• yuktā: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta (past passive participle), Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana; ‘joined/united’

• saṃśobhate: shines splendidly
• saṃśobhate: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-śubh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/लट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (अत्यर्थे)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Sati Khanda dialogue; speaker within the scene is inferred as a praising onlooker addressing Kāma/Manobhava)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Kama (Manobhava)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how desire (Kāma, “mind-born”) becomes amplified through association and union; from a Shaiva lens, it implicitly points to the need to master desire and redirect the mind toward Pati (Shiva), the true Lord who grants liberation.

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

In the Sati Khanda’s story-world (Saguna narration), human-like emotions and relationships are shown to shape destiny; worship of Shiva—especially the Linga—functions as the stabilizing anchor that purifies such impulses and leads the devotee from worldly attraction toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind against kāma, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of vairāgya (dispassion) and devotion to Shiva.