Shloka 16
निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva
मणिरत्नप्रकाराणि सुवर्णरजतानि च । द्रव्याण्येतानि चान्यानि संगृह्य विधिपूर्वकम्
maṇiratnaprakārāṇi suvarṇarajatāni ca | dravyāṇyetāni cānyāni saṃgṛhya vidhipūrvakam
وبعد أن يجمع—وفق الإجراء الشرعي المقرَّر في الشاسترا—أنواعَ الجواهر والأحجار الكريمة، والذهبَ والفضةَ، وسائرَ المواد النفيسة، يمضي العابدُ في العبادة على الوجه المأمور به.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It emphasizes that devotion to Shiva should be joined with śāstric discipline (vidhi): gathering pure, worthy offerings symbolizes collecting and refining one’s inner resources—faith, attention, and sincerity—for worship.
In Linga/Saguṇa worship, offerings are not mere display; they are ritual signs of reverence. The verse frames puja as an ordered approach—preparing appropriate dravya before approaching Shiva’s manifest form for abhisheka, archana, and upachara.
A practical takeaway is pūjā-sāmagri-saṅgraha done “vidhi-pūrvakam”: assemble offerings beforehand, maintain cleanliness and intention, and accompany the rite with japa (e.g., the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering.