Shloka 10

निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva

Devanagari script

ततस्स कारयामास स्वर्णसंग्रहमादरात् । नानाविधाश्च सामग्रीर्विवाहकरणोचिताः

Transliteration

tatassa kārayāmāsa svarṇasaṃgrahamādarāt | nānāvidhāśca sāmagrīrvivāhakaraṇocitāḥ

Translation

Then he had gold carefully gathered with reverent care, and also assembled various materials befitting the solemn rites of the wedding.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कारयामास: caused (to be done)/had done
• कारयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘caused to be done’

• स्वर्ण-संग्रहम्: collection of gold
• स्वर्ण-संग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—स्वर्णस्य संग्रहः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• आदरात्: out of respect/eagerness
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative; हेतौ), एकवचन

• नाना-विधाः: various kinds of
• नाना-विधाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—नानाः विधाः (कर्मधारय); विशेषणम् (of ‘सामग्रीः’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सामग्रीः: materials/supplies
• सामग्रीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामग्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विवाह-करण-उचिताः: suitable for performing the wedding
• विवाह-करण-उचिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक) + करण (प्रातिपदिक) + उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—विवाहकरणे उचिताः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषणम् (of ‘सामग्रीः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that even divine events are approached with ādarā (reverent care) and proper saṃskāra—outer ritual order reflecting inner devotion and dharma, culminating in grace (anugraha) from Pati (Shiva).

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

By emphasizing orderly preparation and sanctified materials, the verse mirrors how devotees approach Saguna Shiva worship—offering pure, fitting upacāras to the Linga as an embodied focus for bhakti and divine presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined pūjā-sādhana: gather clean offerings with reverence, and support the rite with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as the inner preparation accompanying outer worship.