Shloka 26

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

तथैव युवयोश्शोभा दांपत्यं च पुरस्कृतम् । अतस्त्वं जगतः केतुर्विश्वकेतुर्भविष्यसि

Transliteration

tathaiva yuvayośśobhā dāṃpatyaṃ ca puraskṛtam | atastvaṃ jagataḥ keturviśvaketurbhaviṣyasi

Translation

اسی طرح تم دونوں کی تابانی اور تمہارے ازدواجی جیون کی شان سب سے مقدم رکھی جائے گی۔ لہٰذا تم دنیا کے کیتو—بلکہ یقیناً وِشو کیتو—بنोगے، جو تمام جانداروں کے لیے مبارک راہ ظاہر کرے گا۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/so)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• युवयोः: of you two
• युवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनार्थे सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन

• शोभा: splendour, beauty
• शोभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śobhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• दांपत्यम्: married state, conjugal union
• दांपत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāṃpatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as subject/apposition

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• पुरस्कृतम्: honoured, put in front, exalted
• पुरस्कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puras √kṛ (धातु) → puraskṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/सामान्य, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• केतुः: banner, sign, beacon
• केतुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विश्वकेतुः: beacon of the universe
• विश्वकेतुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (viśvasya ketuḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यसि: you will be/become
• भविष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (pronouncing an auspicious benediction regarding Śiva–Satī’s union)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It portrays the divine marriage as a world-guiding “ketu” (emblem): Shiva’s grace and Satī’s auspicious power make their union a visible standard of dharma that leads beings toward purification and liberation.

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

Calling Shiva a “universal banner” aligns with Saguna worship: devotees approach the manifest Lord through sacred signs—especially the Śiva-liṅga—as the foremost emblem of Shiva’s presence and saving guidance in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take the verse as a dhyāna: contemplate Shiva as the guiding ketu and recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering bilva leaves to the liṅga, cultivating steadiness in dharma and devotion.