Shloka 20
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्तस्तु त्वया शम्भुश्शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः । प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मा सादरं त्वां मुनीश्वर
brahmovāca | ityuktastu tvayā śambhuśśaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ | pratyuvāca prasannātmā sādaraṃ tvāṃ munīśvara
Brahmā sprach: So von dir angesprochen, erwiderte Śambhu—Śaṅkara, der seine Bhaktas stets liebevoll schützt, mit heiter-ruhigem Herzen und redete dich ehrerbietig an, o Herr unter den Weisen.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as bhaktavatsala—responding to sincere approach with calm grace—showing that devotion and reverent inquiry draw the Lord’s compassionate guidance, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati’s anugraha (divine grace).
By naming Śiva as Śambhu and Śaṅkara and portraying Him as personally responding, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord as a compassionate, responsive deity, which underlies Linga worship as a living presence receiving prayer and granting grace.
The takeaway is sādarabhāva—respectful devotion in prayer: approach Śiva with humility, recite His names (e.g., Śambhu/Śaṅkara) or the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and listen inwardly for guidance with a शांत (serene) mind.