Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

लालित्यं चारु यत्सृष्टौ तदेकत्र विनिर्मितम् । सर्वथा रमणीयानि सर्वांगानि न संशयः

Transliteration

lālityaṃ cāru yatsṛṣṭau tadekatra vinirmitam | sarvathā ramaṇīyāni sarvāṃgāni na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

遍满造化的一切优雅与美丽，仿佛都被汇聚并铸成于一处。她的四肢百体无不令人倾心——毫无疑问。

Word by Word

• लालित्यम्: grace/charm
• लालित्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लालित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय/conjunction

• चारु: beautiful
• चारु: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘लालित्यम्’

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• सृष्टौ: in creation
• सृष्टौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case, Locative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun (correlative to यत्)

• एकत्र: in one place/together
• एकत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place

• विनिर्मितम्: was fashioned/created
• विनिर्मितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निर्मा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicative to ‘तत्’

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय/adverb (in every way)

• रमणीयानि: delightful/beautiful
• रमणीयानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying ‘सर्वाङ्गानि’

• सर्वाङ्गानि: all limbs
• सर्वाङ्गानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समास: सर्व-अङ्ग (all limbs)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध/negation particle

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Pratishedha-artha (प्रतिषेधार्थ/Idiomatic predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; idiom ‘न संशयः’ = no doubt

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse praises Pārvatī as the concentrated embodiment of grace and beauty, pointing to Śakti as the auspicious, devotion-awakening power through which the soul is drawn toward Śiva and elevated toward purity and liberation.

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

In Śaiva practice, devotion often approaches Śiva through His Saguna manifestations and through Śakti (Pārvatī). This praise supports reverence for the divine form that inspires bhakti, which then matures into steadiness in Linga-worship and contemplation of Śiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Pārvatī-Śiva as the auspicious couple (Umā-Maheśvara), accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating devotion and inner refinement.