Shloka 41

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

विभूतिरंगरागोऽभूच्चन्दनादिसमुद्भवः । तद्दुकूलमभूद्दिव्यं गजचर्मादि सुन्दरम्

Transliteration

vibhūtiraṃgarāgo'bhūccandanādisamudbhavaḥ | taddukūlamabhūddivyaṃ gajacarmādi sundaram

Translation

وصارت الفِبهوُتي، أي الرماد المقدّس، زينةً لجسده؛ وصار الصندلُ وما شابهه أدهانًا عطرة. وأمّا لباسُه فغدا عجيبًا—جميلًا مصنوعًا من جلد الفيل وما أشبهه من الأغطية الإلهية.

Word by Word

• विभूतिः: sacred ash (vibhūti)
• विभूतिः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अङ्ग-रागः: body-ointment
• अङ्ग-रागः: सम्बन्ध/अभेद (appositional predicate with विभूतिः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अङ्गस्य रागः)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Verb/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चन्दन-आदि-समुद्भवः: arising from sandalwood etc.
• चन्दन-आदि-समुद्भवः: विशेषण (of अङ्ग-रागः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+उद्+√भू धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘समुद्भव’ (arisen from) — ‘चन्दनादिभ्यः समुद्भवः’

• तत्-दुकूलम्: his garment (fine cloth)
• तत्-दुकूलम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दुकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य दुकूलम्)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Verb/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (of दुकूलम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of दुकूलम्)

• गज-चर्म-आदि: elephant-hide and the like
• गज-चर्म-आदि: उपमान/निर्देश (material-specifier; predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + चर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘आदि’युक्त-समाहार (etc.)

• सुन्दरम्: beautiful
• सुन्दरम्: विशेषण (of दुकूलम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of दुकूलम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Saguna Shiva’s sacred marks as teaching-symbols: vibhuti signifies the burning away of impurity and ego, while His austere attire points to mastery over the world and steadfast detachment—key dispositions for liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

In Linga worship, devotees mirror Shiva’s purity by applying bhasma and offering fragrant substances like sandalwood; the verse grounds these practices in Shiva’s own iconography, making external ritual a reminder of inner purification and surrender to Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Apply vibhuti (Tripundra) with reverence while reciting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and contemplate impermanence—seeing ash as the end-state of all worldly pride—thereby cultivating vairagya (dispassion) and bhakti.