Shloka 8
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शम्भोः प्रहृष्टास्ते प्रणम्य तम् । परिक्रम्य ययुर्धाम शंसन्तः स्वं विधिम्परम्
ityākarṇya vacaśśambhoḥ prahṛṣṭāste praṇamya tam | parikramya yayurdhāma śaṃsantaḥ svaṃ vidhimparam
فلما سمعوا كلام شَمبهو (الرب شيفا) امتلأوا فرحًا. فسجدوا له وطافوا به، ثم انصرفوا إلى مساكنهم، يسبّحون بالدارما العليا التي علّمهم إياها وأقامها لهم.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of śaraṇāgati: hearing Śiva’s instruction, responding with joy and humility (praṇāma), honoring Him through parikrama, and then living out one’s ordained dharma as a sacred discipline.
The actions of bowing and circumambulating are core forms of saguna-upāsanā commonly offered to Śiva in temple worship—especially around the Śiva-liṅga—showing devotion expressed through embodied ritual reverence.
Perform praṇāma and parikrama with mindful remembrance of Śiva; as a simple daily practice, combine it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while reaffirming one’s dharmic duties.