Shloka 11

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

अस्तौस्सुजयशब्दान्हि समुच्चार्य मुहुर्मुहुः । निदेशं प्रार्थयंस्तस्य प्रशंसंस्त्वं विधिम्मुने

Transliteration

astaussujayaśabdānhi samuccārya muhurmuhuḥ | nideśaṃ prārthayaṃstasya praśaṃsaṃstvaṃ vidhimmune

Translation

Nachdem du immer wieder laut Worte glückverheißenden Sieges ausgerufen hattest, priesest du jenen Herrn; und, o Weiser, batest du demütig um Seine Weisung über das rechte Ritual.

Word by Word

• अस्तौत्: praised
• अस्तौत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• सुजय-शब्दान्: the words ‘su-jaya’ (victory)
• सुजय-शब्दान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुजय (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• समुच्चार्य: having uttered aloud
• समुच्चार्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उच्चार् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• मुहुः: again
• मुहुः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

• निदेशम्: instruction/command
• निदेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रार्थयन्: requesting
• प्रार्थयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• प्रशंसन्: praising
• प्रशंसन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun)

• विधिम्: the rule/rite (proper procedure)
• विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) jaya jaya / sujaya-śabdāḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit of approaching Pati (Shiva) with devotion and humility—praise (stuti) purifies the heart, and sincere seeking of guidance (nideśa) aligns one’s worship with dharma and right practice (vidhi).

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

The verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā: the devotee praises the Lord with voiced acclamation and then requests the correct method of worship. In Linga worship too, stotra and prayer naturally precede learning the prescribed vidhi for offerings and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Repeated sacred utterance (jaya-śabda) and stotra, followed by seeking and following the proper worship procedure—practically, this supports mantra-japa (such as the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) performed with obedience to Shiva’s instructed vidhi.