Shloka 43
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
ततश्च सर्वे सुरपक्षदानवा नागाः पतंगाप्सरसो महर्षयः । समेत्य सर्वे शिवसन्निधिं तदा महोत्सवाः प्रोचुरहो मुदान्विताः
tataśca sarve surapakṣadānavā nāgāḥ pataṃgāpsaraso maharṣayaḥ | sametya sarve śivasannidhiṃ tadā mahotsavāḥ procuraho mudānvitāḥ
তারপর দেবগণ ও দানবপক্ষ, নাগ, পক্ষীবৃন্দ, অপ্সরা এবং মহর্ষিরা—সকলেই শিবের সান্নিধ্যে সমবেত হলেন। আনন্দে ভরে তারা বললেন, “আহা! কী মহোৎসব!”
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s universal lordship (Pati): in His sannidhi, even diverse orders of beings—devas, dānavas, nāgas, apsarās, and ṛṣis—are harmonized in shared auspicious joy, suggesting that Śiva’s presence dissolves hostility and elevates all toward grace.
“Śiva-sannidhi” points to tangible nearness—darśana and worship of Saguna Śiva (often through the Liṅga as His accessible form). The mood of mahotsava reflects how Liṅga-pūjā is not merely ritual, but a celebratory encounter with Śiva’s living presence and blessing.
Adopt an inner “mahotsava” attitude during worship: approach Śiva with joyful reverence, offer simple upacāras, and meditate with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct way of entering Śiva’s sannidhi.