Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

किं गतिर्वर्ण्यते ह्यस्याः किं रूपं वर्ण्यते मुहुः । पुष्पाणि किं च वर्ण्यंते वस्त्राणि च तथा पुनः

Transliteration

kiṃ gatirvarṇyate hyasyāḥ kiṃ rūpaṃ varṇyate muhuḥ | puṣpāṇi kiṃ ca varṇyaṃte vastrāṇi ca tathā punaḥ

Translation

ఆమె నడకను నిజంగా ఎలా వర్ణించగలం? ఆమె రూపాన్ని మళ్లీ మళ్లీ వర్ణించినా ఎలా సరిపోతుంది? ఆమె పుష్పాభరణాలు, అలాగే ఆమె వస్త్రాలు—ఇవన్నీ మరల మరల ఎలా వర్ణించగలం?

Word by Word

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• गतिः: movement/going/way
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• वर्ण्यते: is described
• वर्ण्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (emphasis)

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case, Genitive), एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• रूपम्: form/beauty
• रूपम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वर्ण्यते: is described
• वर्ण्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, कर्मणि (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb (frequency)

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय/conjunction

• वर्ण्यन्ते: are described
• वर्ण्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, कर्मणि (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय/conjunction

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb (manner)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb (repetition)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, describing Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that divine Śakti—here Pārvatī—surpasses ordinary language and comparison; devotion (bhakti) approaches her through reverence and contemplation rather than mere aesthetic description.

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

In Shaiva thought, Śiva is Pati and Pārvatī is Śakti; praising her indescribable beauty supports saguna-upāsanā, where the devotee venerates the divine in approachable form, which culminates in steadiness of mind for worship of Śiva (including Liṅga worship).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mānasa-pūjā (mental worship): visualize the Divine Couple with pure mind, offer flowers and garments inwardly, and support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”