Shloka 9

अनरण्य-वंशवर्णनम् तथा पिप्पलादस्य कामोत्पत्तिः

Genealogy of King Anaraṇya and Pippalāda’s arousal of desire

Devanagari script

स्त्रीयुतं मग्नचित्तं च शृङ्गारे रससागरे । विहरन्तं महाप्रेम्णा कामशास्त्रविशारदम्

Transliteration

strīyutaṃ magnacittaṃ ca śṛṅgāre rasasāgare | viharantaṃ mahāpremṇā kāmaśāstraviśāradam

Translation

Ele vinha acompanhado de uma mulher, com a mente profundamente absorta; com grande amor, divertia-se no oceano do deleite erótico, versado nos tratados do desejo.

Word by Word

• स्त्रीयुतम्: accompanied by a woman
• स्त्रीयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: strī-yuta (प्रातिपदिक); strī (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (गन्धर्वम्) — ‘स्त्रिया युतः’

• मग्नचित्तम्: with mind absorbed
• मग्नचित्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: magna-citta (प्रातिपदिक); magna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (गन्धर्वम्) — ‘मग्नं चित्तं यस्य/यत्’ (as descriptive)

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

• शृङ्गारे: in erotic love
• शृङ्गारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅgāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रससागरे: in the ocean of rasa (sentiment)
• रससागरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa-sāgara (प्रातिपदिक); rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘रसस्य सागरः’

• विहरन्तम्: sporting, roaming
• विहरन्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (गन्धर्वम्)

• महाप्रेम्णा: with great love
• महाप्रेम्णा: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/Instrument or हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-prema (प्रातिपदिक); mahā (उपपद) + prema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भावे

• कामशास्त्रविशारदम्: skilled in the Kāma-śāstra
• कामशास्त्रविशारदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma-śāstra-viśārada (प्रातिपदिक); kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक) + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (गन्धर्वम्) — ‘कामशास्त्रे विशारदः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse portrays intense immersion in sensual romance, serving as a narrative marker of attachment (pāśa) that binds the soul; in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it contrasts worldly absorption with the higher love that culminates in devotion to Pati (Shiva) and liberation.

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

By highlighting the mind’s tendency to become ‘magnacitta’ (immersed) in pleasure, the text implicitly points to the need for reorientation toward Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship, where the same intensity of attention is purified into bhakti and steadiness (niṣṭhā).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter sense-absorption with daily Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing Rudrākṣa, and applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma)—so the mind is anchored in Shiva rather than drifting into compulsive desire.