Shloka 28

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

विजने स्निग्धदेशे तु पर्वतेषु सरस्सु च । यत्रयत्र प्रयातीशस्तत्र तत्रानया सह

Transliteration

vijane snigdhadeśe tu parvateṣu sarassu ca | yatrayatra prayātīśastatra tatrānayā saha

Translation

నిర్జనమైన స్నిగ్ధ స్థలాలలో—పర్వతాలలోను సరస్సుల తీరాలలోను—ఎక్కడెక్కడ ఈశ్వరుడు వెళ్తాడో అక్కడక్కడ ఆయన ఆమెతో కూడ వెళ్తాడు।

Word by Word

• विजने: in a solitary place
• विजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) ‘देशे’

• स्निग्ध-देशे: in a pleasant place
• स्निग्ध-देशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्निग्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘स्निग्धः देशः’ (pleasant/soft place)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक अव्यय (particle: 'indeed/but')

• पर्वतेषु: on/in mountains
• पर्वतेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सरःसु: in lakes
• सरःसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्र-यत्र: wherever
• यत्र-यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (correlative adverb: wherever...wherever)

• प्रयाति: goes
• प्रयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (there, in that very place)

• अनया: with her
• अनया: Sahartha (सहार्थ/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘with this (woman)’

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपपद (with)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the ideal of Śiva–Śakti saṃyoga: the Lord’s presence sanctifies solitary tīrthas and natural kṣetras; devotees seek such places for dhyāna and śiva-smaraṇa.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays the Lord’s accessible, saguna (personal) aspect—Śiva moves in sacred natural spaces with Satī, showing that divine grace accompanies devotion and purity wherever one goes.

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

Though the Linga is the central icon of Śiva’s worship, this verse emphasizes His saguna leela—Śiva as the living Lord who can be loved and followed; such narratives deepen bhakti that later culminates in reverence for the Linga as His abiding presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva in serene, sattvic places (mountains, lakes, solitude) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating inner quietude and devotion.