Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

क्षणमात्रं विचार्य्येत्थं संपूज्य गिरिजां ततः । प्रबुद्धस्य महायोगी सुविरक्तो जगाविति

Transliteration

kṣaṇamātraṃ vicāryyetthaṃ saṃpūjya girijāṃ tataḥ | prabuddhasya mahāyogī suvirakto jagāviti

Translation

ఇలా క్షణమాత్రం ఆలోచించి, అనంతరం గిరిజను విధివిధానంగా పూజించి, ప్రబుద్ధుడైన మహాయోగి—సువిరక్తుడు—ఇట్లు పలికెను.

Word by Word

• क्षणमात्रम्: for a mere moment
• क्षणमात्रम्: कालाधिकरण (Time-extent adverbial accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक (for a mere moment)

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having reflected/considered’

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having duly worshipped’

• गिरिजाम्: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक/तसिलन्त (thereupon/then)

• प्रबुद्धस्य: of the awakened one
• प्रबुद्धस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-बुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; प्र+बुध्+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of the awakened/enlightened)

• महायोगी: the great yogi
• महायोगी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• सुविरक्तः: highly detached
• सुविरक्तः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विरक्त (प्रातिपदिक; वि+रञ्ज्/रज्+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषणम् महायोगिनः (well-detached/dispassionate)

• जगौ: spoke/uttered
• जगौ: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle: thus)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

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?

It highlights the Shaiva ideal that true speech and instruction arise from inner awakening (prabodha) and firm detachment (vairāgya), preceded by reverent worship—here, honoring Girijā as Śiva’s divine Śakti.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the sequence—brief contemplation followed by proper worship—mirrors Saguna-upāsanā in the Shiva Purana, where devotion and ritual reverence prepare the mind for higher yogic insight.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A short reflective pause (manana) before pūjā is implied—centering the mind, then offering worship with devotion; it can be paired with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a practical takeaway.