Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तस्माद्यथोक्तविधिना कर्तुमर्हसि मे प्रभो । विवाहं त्वं महादेव देवानां कार्य्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

tasmādyathoktavidhinā kartumarhasi me prabho | vivāhaṃ tvaṃ mahādeva devānāṃ kāryyasiddhaye

Translation

Therefore, O my Lord, you ought to perform the marriage according to the prescribed rite. O Mahādeva, accomplish this wedding for the fulfillment of the gods’ purpose.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore / from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (अपादान/source; 'therefore/from that')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• yathokta-vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• yathokta-vidhinā: Karana (करण/instrument; 'according to the prescribed method')
• Type: Noun
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ukta (कृदन्त) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (यथोक्तः विधिः = the procedure as stated)

• kartum: to do / to perform
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• arhasi: you should / you are fit
• arhasi: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• me: for me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• vivāham: marriage
• vivāham: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• kārya-siddhaye: for the accomplishment of the task
• kārya-siddhaye: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कार्यस्य सिद्धिः)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse culminates the corrective intent: the marriage must be done yathokta-vidhi for ‘devānāṃ kārya-siddhi’—the cosmic purpose. This is a loka-saṅgraha motif rather than a site-specific jyotirliṅga origin.

Significance: Frames vivāha as a cosmic-sacramental act; for devotees, it models that major life rites should be performed with śāstric propriety and devotion to invite īśvara’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Devas

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva’s divine marriage as a dharmic act performed by Saguna Mahādeva for loka-saṅgraha (upholding cosmic order), showing that even the Supreme acts through prescribed rites to bless beings and stabilize the worlds.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s compassionate participation in worldly dharma; devotees worship the Liṅga as the same Mahādeva who, though transcendent, accepts ritual order and manifests in līlā for the gods’ and devotees’ welfare.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It highlights yathokta-vidhi—performing worship and vows according to śāstra; a practical takeaway is disciplined pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) done with right procedure and intention.