Shloka 10

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

अथाहमगमं तत्र यत्र दक्षादयः स्थिताः । सरतिं मदनं दृष्ट्वा समदोह हि किञ्चन

Transliteration

athāhamagamaṃ tatra yatra dakṣādayaḥ sthitāḥ | saratiṃ madanaṃ dṛṣṭvā samadoha hi kiñcana

Translation

अथाहमगमं तत्र यत्र दक्षादयः स्थिताः । सरतिं मदनं दृष्ट्वा समदोऽहं हि किञ्चन ॥

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; discourse particle (निपात)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• agamam: I went
• agamam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; relative adverb (सम्बन्धबोधक)

• dakṣa-ādayaḥ: Dakṣa and others
• dakṣa-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'dakṣaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām' (dakṣa and others)

• sthitāḥ: were standing/located
• sthitāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/स्थितिवाचक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; used predicatively 'were standing/placed'

• saratiṃ: the beloved/consort (Sarati?)
• saratiṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• madanam: Madana (Kāma)
• madanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having seen'

• samadoha: he milked/drew out (metaph. produced)
• samadoha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√duh (दुह् धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; form as transmitted (समदोह)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• kiñcana: something/a little
• kiñcana: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcana (सर्वनाम/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Avyaya; indefinite particle/pronoun used adverbially (अनिश्चित/अल्पार्थक)

Speaker

Satī (narrated within Sūta Gosvāmī’s discourse to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Daksha
• Madana (Kama)

FAQs

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

It highlights how even in sacred or social gatherings, the force of desire (kāma) can agitate the mind; Shaiva teaching points toward mastering such impulses through devotion to Pati (Shiva) and inner restraint, loosening the pāśa (bondage) that distracts the soul.

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

The verse sets the psychological backdrop for the Daksha episode: when the mind is stirred by desire and social pressure, Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-upāsanā with mantra and reverence—re-centers awareness on Shiva as the stabilizing Lord beyond passions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter agitation with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a brief grounding practice—remembering Shiva as Pati and observing desire without acting on it—supported by traditional Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness.