Shloka 31
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
तथैव मुनयो नागास्सिद्धा उपसुरा स्तथा । आययुश्चापरेऽपीह सोत्सवास्सुनिमन्त्रिताः
tathaiva munayo nāgāssiddhā upasurā stathā | āyayuścāpare'pīha sotsavāssunimantritāḥ
وكذلك جاء إلى هناك الحكماءُ والمُنَاةُ، والناگا، والسِّدْهَةُ، وكذلك الأوباسورا، وهم أنصافُ الآلهةِ الخَدَمَة؛ وجاء كثيرون غيرُهم أيضًا إلى هنا، فرِحين في جوٍّ احتفالي، بعد أن دُعوا دعوةً لائقة.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights that when a sacred Shaiva event unfolds, beings across realms—sages, siddhas, and nāgas—naturally gather, showing the universal pull of Shiva-tattva and the auspiciousness (maṅgala) of devotion expressed as utsava.
The verse depicts a celebratory divine assembly around a sacred occurrence connected to Shiva’s manifest (saguṇa) līlā; such gatherings mirror how devotees congregate for Linga worship and festivals, affirming Shiva’s accessible grace in ritual and story.
The takeaway is to approach Shiva worship with utsava-bhāva—join satsanga, attend temple festivals, and accompany pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a communal and inner celebration.