Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

सुलावण्यानिधिश्चेयमद्भुतांगानि बिभ्रती । विमोहिनी मुनीनां च महासुखविवर्द्धिनी

Transliteration

sulāvaṇyānidhiśceyamadbhutāṃgāni bibhratī | vimohinī munīnāṃ ca mahāsukhavivarddhinī

Translation

Siya ay tunay na kayamanan ng marikit na kagandahan, taglay ang mga kagila-gilalas na sangkap ng katawan. Kaya niyang lituhin maging ang mga asceta, subalit lalo niyang pinauunlad ang sukdulang kaligayahan—sapagkat sa kaniyang banal na presensya, nahihila ang isip sa mapagpalang kapangyarihan ni Śiva.

Word by Word

• su-lāvaṇya-nidhiḥ: a treasure of great beauty
• su-lāvaṇya-nidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / predicate-noun of iyam
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + lāvaṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + nidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: “treasure of beauty”, with su- intensifier); Masculine, Nominative Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• iyam: this (woman)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Feminine, Nominative Singular

• adbhuta-aṅgāni: wondrous limbs
• adbhuta-aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bibhratī: bearing
• bibhratī: Karta (कर्ता) as participial predicate of iyam
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Feminine, Nominative Singular; from √bhṛ “to bear/carry”

• vimohinī: enchanting/deluding
• vimohinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of iyam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + moh (धातु) → vimohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative Singular; agent-noun/qualifier: “one who deludes”

• munīnām: of sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• mahā-sukha-vivarddhinī: increasing great happiness
• mahā-sukha-vivarddhinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of iyam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + vi + vṛdh (धातु) → vivarddhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (determinative: “increasing great happiness”); Feminine, Nominative Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Munis

FAQs

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

The verse presents Pārvatī as Śiva’s Śakti: her beauty can stir worldly fascination (moha), yet in its divine form it becomes a force that elevates the heart and increases mahāsukha—higher, inward bliss aligned with auspiciousness and devotion.

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

In Saguna worship, devotees approach Śiva together with Śakti—form, beauty, and grace become supports for concentration. The verse highlights how even powerful attraction can be redirected toward sacred contemplation, culminating in steadiness in Śiva-bhakti and reverence for the Liṅga as the visible sign of the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is to sublimate fascination into devotion: perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while visualizing Pārvatī-Śiva as auspicious consciousness, and maintain purity through simple Shaiva observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady daily worship.