Shloka 2

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

आगतस्तत्क्षणात्कामस्सवसंतो रतिप्रियः । सावलेपो युतो रत्या त्रैलोक्य विजयी प्रभुः

Transliteration

āgatastatkṣaṇātkāmassavasaṃto ratipriyaḥ | sāvalepo yuto ratyā trailokya vijayī prabhuḥ

Translation

ในบัดดลนั้น กามเทพผู้เป็นที่รักของรตีเสด็จมาพร้อมวสันตะ (ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ) ทรงมาด้วยรตี เปี่ยมด้วยความผยอง ในฐานะเจ้าแห่งผู้มีชื่อว่าเป็นผู้พิชิตสามโลก।

Word by Word

• आगतः: having come
• आगतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of कामः

• तत्क्षणात्: immediately, at that moment
• तत्क्षणात्: अपादान/काल (Apādāna/temporal point)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य क्षणः); पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (immediately from that moment)

• कामः: Kāma
• कामः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सवसन्तः: together with Spring
• सवसन्तः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/modifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (सह वसन्तेन = accompanied by Spring); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of कामः

• रतिप्रियः: beloved of Rati
• रतिप्रियः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रति + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रतेः प्रियः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of कामः

• स-अवलेपः: with arrogance
• स-अवलेपः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/modifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + अवलेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (with pride/arrogance); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of कामः

• युतः: joined, accompanied
• युतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'endowed/connected'

• रत्या: with Rati
• रत्या: सह/करण (Saha/Karaṇa: accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयः लोकाः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; in compound with विजयी

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of प्रभुः/कामः

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासान्त-विशेष्य (appositional)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Kama
• Vasanta
• Rati

FAQs

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

The verse introduces Kāma as desire empowered by springtime allure and supported by Rati, yet marked by pride—signaling how kama and ahankāra arise together as bonds (pāśa) that cannot ultimately subdue Shiva-tattva, the supreme Lord beyond all agitation.

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

In the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative, Kāma’s arrival sets the stage for Shiva’s unwavering yogic stillness; worship of Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) is presented as the refuge that burns impurity and steadies the mind against sensory excitation symbolized by Vasanta and Rati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is vigilance over desire through japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), coupled with disciplined meditation and purity practices (such as Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa where prescribed) to reduce pride and sense-driven restlessness.