Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

शष्कुलीनां स्वस्तिकानां शर्कराणां तथैव च । अमृतेक्षुरसानां च तत्र वापीश्चकार सः

Transliteration

śaṣkulīnāṃ svastikānāṃ śarkarāṇāṃ tathaiva ca | amṛtekṣurasānāṃ ca tatra vāpīścakāra saḥ

Translation

There he caused wells to be made—filled with śaṣkulī cakes, svastika-shaped sweets, and sugar; and also with sugarcane juice, nectar-like as amṛta.

Word by Word

• शष्कुलीनाम्: of fried cakes (śaṣkulī)
• शष्कुलीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शष्कुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• स्वस्तिकानाम्: of svastika-shaped cakes/sweets
• स्वस्तिकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• शर्कराणाम्: of sugar/candy
• शर्कराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अमृत-इक्षु-रसानाम्: of sugarcane-juices like nectar
• अमृत-इक्षु-रसानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘अमृत’ इव ‘इक्षुरस’), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वापीः: ponds/tanks
• वापीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वापी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• चकार: made
• चकार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights devotional abundance expressed through sacred hospitality—creating inexhaustible provisions as an outward sign of inner bhakti and reverence aligned with Shiva’s dharma of compassion and support for devotees.

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

Such lavish, sattvic offerings reflect Saguna Shiva worship where devotion is embodied through upacharas (services). The spirit is not mere indulgence but honoring Shiva’s presence in sacred rites and in those who partake as prasad.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer naivedya (pure food) and distribute prasad/charity in Shiva worship—especially on Mondays or Mahashivratri—while remembering Shiva with the Panchakshara mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”