Shloka 46

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

जगाम मदनं लब्ध्वा वसंतेन समन्विता

Transliteration

jagāma madanaṃ labdhvā vasaṃtena samanvitā

Translation

وہ بہار کے ساتھ ہم آہنگ ہو کر، مَدَن (کام) کا اثر پا کر، آگے روانہ ہوئی۔

Word by Word

• जगाम: went forth

• मदनम्: Madana/Kāma (the deity of desire)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained/attained

• वसन्तेन: with spring/through the spring-season

• समन्विता: endowed with/united with

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Madana (Kama)
• Vasanta (Spring)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames desire (kāma) as a cosmic force that arises with spring; in Linga-pūjā, the devotee offers this impulse back to Pati (Śiva) so that pashu-nature is purified rather than driven by bondage.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implication, Śiva-tattva stands as the transcendent Lord (Pati) before whom even Madana’s stirring power becomes secondary—desire is shown as a movement in prakṛti/Śakti, not the final reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: observe the rise of desire (kāma) and redirect it through mantra, worship, and restraint so it becomes devotion rather than pāśa (bondage).