Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

एवं प्रवृत्तसुरतौ शृंगारोऽपि गणैस्सह । हावभावयुतस्तत्र प्रविवेश हरांतिकम्

Transliteration

evaṃ pravṛttasuratau śṛṃgāro'pi gaṇaissaha | hāvabhāvayutastatra praviveśa harāṃtikam

Translation

于是，当他们的爱合正在进行之时，象征情爱之味的“室利伽罗”(Śṛṅgāra)也与众伽那同来，进入彼处，趋近哈罗主，显现嬉戏的姿态与缱绻的神情。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb)

• प्रवृत्त-सुरतौ: when/where lovemaking had begun
• प्रवृत्त-सुरतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + सुरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रवृत्तं सुरतम् यस्मिन्/यत्र); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शृङ्गारः: Śṛṅgāra (personified erotic sentiment)
• शृङ्गारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• गणैः: with attendants/groups
• गणैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition: 'with')

• हाव-भाव-युतः: endowed with coquettish gestures and expressions
• हाव-भाव-युतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाव (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शृङ्गारः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• हर-अन्तिकम्: near Hara (Śiva), into Śiva's vicinity
• हर-अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (हरस्य अन्तिकम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Hara)
• Ganas
• Shringara (personified)

FAQs

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

The verse portrays Śiva’s līlā on the saguna plane: even the force of desire (Śṛṅgāra) appears in His presence, indicating that all rasas and powers function under the Lord’s sovereignty; for the devotee, this teaches mastery and sublimation of impulses through devotion to Hara rather than bondage to them.

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

As Hara is approached in His manifest, personable form, the verse supports saguna-upāsanā—worship of Śiva as accessible Lord; in Linga worship too, devotees offer all emotions and energies at Śiva’s presence, recognizing Him as Pati who receives and purifies the devotee’s inner states.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to offer the mind’s movements (bhāvas) into Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and dhyāna on Hara, cultivating inner restraint and devotion; if observing vows like Mahāśivarātri, pair japa with simple purity observances (e.g., vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra and remembrance of Śiva’s gaṇas as guardians of dharma).