Shloka 37
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
तस्य स्वाभाविको वेषो भूषाविविरभूत्तदा । तस्येच्छया मुनिश्रेष्ठ परमेशस्य सुप्रभो
tasya svābhāviko veṣo bhūṣāvivirabhūttadā | tasyecchayā muniśreṣṭha parameśasya suprabho
حينئذٍ صار لباسه الفطري كأنه حُلّةٌ من نورٍ وزينةٌ متلألئة. يا خيرَ الحكماء، وبمشيئة الربّ الأعلى، تجلّى إشراقه البهيّ وسطع.
Sūta Gosvāmi
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse is a theological aesthetic: Śiva’s ‘natural attire’ itself is ornament, and his radiance manifests by his own will—emphasizing svātantrya (sovereign will) in a Purāṇic idiom.
Significance: Encourages contemplation of Śiva’s self-luminous nature (svaprakāśa) and the doctrine that all auspiciousness arises from his icchā—supporting meditative worship beyond external ornamentation.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights that Shiva’s glory is intrinsic: even what appears as “simple” or “natural” becomes an ornament through His tejas, revealing that liberation and auspiciousness arise by Parameśvara’s grace (icchā) rather than mere external display.
It supports Saguna worship by affirming that the Lord’s manifest form and splendour are purposeful expressions of His will; Linga/Saguna upāsanā trains the devotee to recognize the Supreme in visible signs of radiance, purity, and auspicious presence.
Contemplate Shiva’s tejas while doing japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and apply bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder that the Lord’s grace transforms the “ordinary” into sacred ornamentation.