Shloka 41

वसन्त-प्रभावः तथा काम-उद्दीपन-वर्णनम् | Spring’s Influence and the Arousal of Kāma

Devanagari script

अस्या दर्शनमात्रेण महानंदो भवत्यलम् । यदालिंगनमेनस्याः कुर्य्यां किन्तु ततस्सुखम्

Transliteration

asyā darśanamātreṇa mahānaṃdo bhavatyalam | yadāliṃganamenasyāḥ kuryyāṃ kintu tatassukham

Translation

अस्या दर्शनमात्रेण महानन्दो भवत्यलम् । यदालिङ्गनमेनस्याः कुर्य्यां किं तु ततः सुखम् ॥

Word by Word

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere seeing
• दर्शनमात्रेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• महानन्दः: great bliss
• महानन्दः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• भवति: arises/is
• भवति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अलम्: indeed/fully
• अलम्: निपात (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पर्याप्त्यर्थक (particle: enough/indeed; intensifier)

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालसम्बन्ध (temporal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (subordinating adverb: when)

• आलिङ्गनम्: embrace
• आलिङ्गनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-लिङ्गन (प्रातिपदिक; आ+लिङ्ग्+ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• एनस्याः: of her (this woman)
• एनस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एना (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन; सर्वनाम (of this/that woman)

• कुर्याम्: I would do / should do
• कुर्याम्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किन्तु: but
• किन्तु: सम्बन्ध (contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किन्तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोधार्थक (conjunction: but/however)

• ततः: therefrom/then
• ततः: हेतु/अपादान/अनन्तर (source/result marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त/पञ्चमी-अर्थे (from that/thereupon)

• सुखम्: happiness, pleasure
• सुखम्: फल/प्रत्यय (Result/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; अत्र प्रायः प्रथमा (predicate noun)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse elevates darśana (sacred beholding) as a direct cause of ānanda, implying that contact with the Divine—first through vision and devotion—purifies the heart and ripens it toward deeper union and liberation.

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

It reflects the Saguna principle: the Divine is approached through a perceivable form and relationship. Just as devotees receive grace through Liṅga-darśana and pūjā, Shiva himself expresses bliss through beholding the divine form of Pārvatī—showing that form-based devotion can lead to the highest fulfillment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily darśana and dhyāna of Shiva (or the Shiva Liṅga) with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” treating seeing the deity as a complete act of worship that matures into intimate, steady devotion.