Shloka 19

निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva

Devanagari script

नाना व्यञ्जनवस्तूनि गणदेवहितानि च । अमूल्यनानावस्त्राणि वह्निशौचानि यानि च

Transliteration

nānā vyañjanavastūni gaṇadevahitāni ca | amūlyanānāvastrāṇi vahniśaucāni yāni ca

Translation

وُضِعَت أصنافٌ شتّى من الأطعمة المُعَدّة، وأشياءُ نافعةٌ لآلهة الغَنا (Gaṇa)، وثيابٌ متنوّعة لا تُقدَّر بثمن؛ ومعها أشياءُ طاهرة قد نُقّيت وقُدِّست بنارِ الشعيرة.

Word by Word

• sa-utsavam: with festivities
• sa-utsavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम् ‘with’) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); अव्ययीभाव: ‘with festival’ qualifying (ācāram implied)

• vividham: various
• vividham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying (ācāram)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• sumaṅgala-purassaram: preceded by auspiciousness
• sumaṅgala-purassaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + puras-sara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: ‘having auspiciousness in front/preceded by auspicious rites’ (puras-sara = ‘preceded by’)

• himālayaḥ: Himālaya
• himālayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), ‘also/even’

• hṛṣṭātmā: delighted at heart
• hṛṣṭātmā: Karta (कर्ता; subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त from √hṛṣ) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: ‘one whose self is delighted’

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having done’

• ācāram: rite/observance
• ācāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sumaṅgalam: very auspicious
• sumaṅgalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘very auspicious’ qualifying ācāram

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Ganas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion is expressed through abundance and purity of offerings—food, clothing, and consecrated items—made in a spirit that pleases Śiva’s Gaṇas and supports dharmic worship.

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

In Saguna Śiva worship, offerings (naivedya, vastra, and other upacāras) are presented with ritual cleanliness; pleasing Śiva’s attendants is part of honoring Śiva’s manifested divine household and sacred order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to offer naivedya and clean cloth with proper purification (śauca), using consecration methods such as fire-sanctification where prescribed, while maintaining a focused, reverent mind.