Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

तमुत्पन्नमहं वीक्ष्य तदा तादृशमुत्तमम् । हिरण्यगर्भो मदनमगदं मधुरं वचः

Transliteration

tamutpannamahaṃ vīkṣya tadā tādṛśamuttamam | hiraṇyagarbho madanamagadaṃ madhuraṃ vacaḥ

Translation

Melihat dia baru sahaja menjelma dalam rupa yang paling unggul itu, aku—Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā)—lalu menuturkan kata-kata manis, bagaikan penawar untuk menenangkan gelora asmara.

Word by Word

• tam: him/that one
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular), Puṃliṅga (Masculine)

• utpannam: arisen/produced
• utpannam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ut + panna (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय from √pad/√pat in sense ‘arisen’)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); past participle ‘arisen/produced’ qualifying tam

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ktvā-anta; ल्यप्), ‘having seen’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb of time)

• tādṛśam: such
• tādṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); qualifying vacaḥ (or implied ‘vākya’)

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); superlative ‘best’

• hiraṇyagarbhaḥ: Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā)
• hiraṇyagarbhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• madanam: delighting/pleasing
• madanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); qualifying vacaḥ

• agadam: harmless/wholesome
• agadam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); ‘non-poisonous/wholesome’ qualifying vacaḥ

• madhuram: sweet
• madhuram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); qualifying vacaḥ

• vacaḥ: speech/words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Brahma (Hiraṇyagarbha)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Madana (Kama)

FAQs

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

It presents purified speech as an “antidote” to Madana—teaching that when the divine is recognized, the mind’s agitation can be pacified through sattvic words aligned with dharma and devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

In Shaiva practice, encountering a sacred manifestation (Saguna presence) naturally leads to reverent, gentle speech and praise; such speech functions like medicine, steadying the devotee so worship of the Linga becomes focused rather than desire-driven.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt “madhura vacaḥ” as a discipline: recite Shiva-nāma (especially the Panchākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with calm breath and a soothed mind, using mantra-japa as the practical antidote to restless passion.