Shloka 32

शिवरूपदर्शनम्

Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form

Devanagari script

काचित्तु कामिनी पादौ रञ्जयन्ती ह्यलक्तकैः । श्रुत्वा घोषं च तद्धित्वा दर्शनार्थमुपागता

Transliteration

kācittu kāminī pādau rañjayantī hyalaktakaiḥ | śrutvā ghoṣaṃ ca taddhitvā darśanārthamupāgatā

Translation

หญิงสาวคนหนึ่งกำลังย้อมเท้าด้วยอาลักตกะสีแดง ครั้นได้ยินเสียงเอะอะก็ละทิ้งทันที แล้วก้าวเข้ามาเพื่อได้เห็นเหตุการณ์

Word by Word

• काचित्: a certain (woman)
• काचित्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• तु: but/and then
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• कामिनी: a lovely woman
• कामिनी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• पादौ: (her) two feet
• पादौ: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), द्विवचन

• रञ्जयन्ती: dyeing
• रञ्जयन्ती: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; ‘coloring/dyeing’

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अलक्तकैः: with lac-dye
• अलक्तकैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलक्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन; ‘with lac-dye’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having heard’

• घोषम्: a sound/clamor
• घोषम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that (task)
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; ‘that (activity)’

• हित्वा: having left/abandoned
• हित्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having abandoned’

• दर्शन-अर्थम्: for seeing
• दर्शन-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचकः—‘दर्शनस्य अर्थः’ (for the purpose of seeing)

• उपागता: came/arrived
• उपागता: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; ‘having come/arrived’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

FAQs

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

It highlights the spontaneous pull of darśana: when a soul (paśu) senses an auspicious Shiva-related occurrence, ordinary concerns are dropped and the mind turns toward direct witnessing—an early movement from worldly preoccupation toward devotion.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named in this line, the impulse to seek darśana mirrors Saguna-Shiva worship in the Purana—devotees hasten to behold the Lord’s sign, form, or holy event, trusting that sacred seeing purifies and awakens bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is readiness for darśana and śravaṇa (hearing): on encountering Shiva-kathā or temple sounds, pause distractions, approach with reverence, and recollect the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind.