Shloka 31
प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः
Departure and Lament in Separation
इत्येवङ्क थितस्तात शिवोद्वाहस्सुमंगलः । शोकघ्नो हर्षजनक आयुष्यो धनवर्द्धनः
ityevaṅka thitastāta śivodvāhassumaṃgalaḥ | śokaghno harṣajanaka āyuṣyo dhanavarddhanaḥ
„So, mein Lieber, ist die höchst glückverheißende Vermählung des Herrn Śiva geschildert worden. Sie vernichtet Kummer, erweckt Freude, fördert langes Leben und mehrt den Wohlstand.“
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Functions as phalaśruti: the narration of Śiva’s wedding is declared supremely auspicious, grief-destroying, joy-producing, life-promoting, and wealth-increasing—typical Purāṇic assurance of benefit to listeners/reciters.
Significance: Śravaṇa/paṭhana of the vivāha-kathā is presented as a merit-yielding act that alleviates duḥkha and supports āyuḥ and śrī—interpretable in Siddhānta as Śiva’s anugraha reducing pāśa (bondage) effects in lived experience.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It states the phala-śruti (spiritual fruit) of hearing/remembering Śiva’s divine marriage: it removes grief and strengthens auspiciousness in the devotee’s life, supporting bhakti that purifies the mind and turns it toward Śiva (Pati) as the liberating Lord.
By praising Śiva’s līlā in a personal (saguṇa) form, it encourages devotional śravaṇa and smaraṇa; this devotion naturally culminates in Linga-worship as Śiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing presence in ritual and contemplation.
Śravaṇa/pāṭha (listening to or reciting) the Śivodvāha narrative with devotion, followed by simple Śiva-upāsanā—such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering water to the Liṅga—aligning one’s mind with auspiciousness and inner steadiness.