Shloka 25

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

यथा स्त्रिया हृषीकेशो हरिणा सा यथा रमा । क्षणदा विधुना युक्ता तया युक्तो यथा विधुः

Transliteration

yathā striyā hṛṣīkeśo hariṇā sā yathā ramā | kṣaṇadā vidhunā yuktā tayā yukto yathā vidhuḥ

Translation

ดุจดังหฤษีเกศะ (วิษณุ) ผู้ทรงประสานเป็นนิตย์กับศรี (ลักษมี) และศรีก็ผูกพันกับหริอยู่เสมอ; และดุจดังราตรีประกอบกับจันทร์ และจันทร์ก็ประกอบกับราตรี—ฉันนั้นคู่ทิพย์ย่อมไม่อาจแยกจากกัน ดำรงอยู่ในสันนิษฐานของกันและกันตลอดกาล।

Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धाव्यय/उपमानवाचक अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison: 'as/like')

• स्त्रिया: by/with a woman
• स्त्रिया: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• हृषीकेशः: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• हृषीकेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• हरिणा: by/with Hari
• हरिणा: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (as/like)

• रमा: Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• क्षणदा: night
• क्षणदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• विधुना: by/with the moon
• विधुना: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• युक्ता: joined, accompanied
• युक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) → yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तया: by/with her
• तया: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• युक्तः: joined, accompanied
• युक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) → yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (as/like)

• विधुः: the moon
• विधुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

The verse uses well-known inseparable pairs (Viṣṇu–Lakṣmī, night–moon) to communicate the metaphysical principle of inseparability in divine union—an image that, in a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, supports steadfast bhakti to the Lord with His Śakti, where grace (anugraha) flows through their united presence.

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

Though the examples cite Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī, the teaching supports Saguna worship: the Lord is contemplated together with His Śakti, just as the Liṅga is revered as Shiva’s living presence and is often worshipped with Śakti-invocation (āvaraṇa/śakti-upacāra), emphasizing relational devotion rather than abstract separation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on inseparable union (yoga of remembrance): perform Liṅga-pūjā with focused japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” holding the inner bhāva that Shiva and Śakti are never divided—like the moon and night—so the devotee’s mind remains steadily joined to the Lord.