Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

विवृण्वती निजांगानि पश्यंती च मुहुर्मुहुः । सुवीक्षणैर्महामोदात्सुस्मिताभूच्छिवा मुने

Transliteration

vivṛṇvatī nijāṃgāni paśyaṃtī ca muhurmuhuḥ | suvīkṣaṇairmahāmodātsusmitābhūcchivā mune

Translation

Hỡi hiền giả, Śivā (Pārvatī) hết lần này đến lần khác hé lộ những chi thể của mình, lại nhiều phen đưa ánh nhìn dịu dàng, lưu luyến; rồi nàng mỉm cười khẽ, tràn đầy đại hỷ lạc.

Word by Word

• विवृण्वती: revealing
• विवृण्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘uncovering/revealing’

• निज-अङ्गानि: her own limbs
• निज-अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (निजानि अङ्गानि)

• पश्यन्ती: looking
• पश्यन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘looking’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति द्वारा आवृत्ति-बल (intensification by repetition)

• सु-वीक्षणैः: with good/glancing looks
• सु-वीक्षणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + वीक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुन्दराणि वीक्षणानि)

• महा-मोदात्: from great joy
• महा-मोदात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मोदः)

• सु-स्मिता: smiling gently
• सु-स्मिता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + स्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्मि/स्मय्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate adjective ‘well-smiling’

• अभूत्: became; was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages, addressing a sage as ‘mune’ within the telling)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva–Śakti līlā: the sacred, purifying dimension of divine love. In Shaiva thought, Parvati’s joy and gentle smile symbolize Shakti’s auspicious grace (anugraha) that draws the soul toward Shiva, transforming human emotion into devotional bhava.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna-upasana: meditating on Shiva with attributes alongside Parvati. The Linga signifies Shiva’s transcendent reality, while such līlās help devotees approach that transcendence through personal devotion, reverence, and contemplative intimacy with the Divine Couple.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is Shiva–Parvati dhyāna: calmly visualize the Divine Couple with serene smiles, then chant the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with devotion, letting the mind become soft, pure, and single-pointed.