Shloka 2
निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva
ब्रह्मोवाच । गतेषु तेषु मुनिषु सप्तस्वपि मुनीश्वर । सारुन्धतीषु हिमवान् यदकार्षीद्ब्रवीमि ते
brahmovāca | gateṣu teṣu muniṣu saptasvapi munīśvara | sārundhatīṣu himavān yadakārṣīdbravīmi te
Brahmā said: “O lord among sages, when those seven sages had departed—together with their Arundhatīs—I shall tell you what Himavān, the Lord of the Himalayas, then did.”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Brahmā’s response frame: he will narrate Himavān’s actions after the Saptarṣis (with Arundhatīs) depart; no jyotirliṅga linkage stated.
Significance: Reinforces guru-vākya authority: receiving kathā from a deva-teacher is itself meritorious in Purāṇic economy, but no explicit phala is given.
FAQs
It signals a transition from the sages’ counsel to Himavān’s next dharmic action, showing that sacred events unfold through the guidance of realized seers and timely, righteous decisions—preparing the ground for Śiva–Śakti’s divine narrative.
Though the verse is narrative, it frames the Parvatī-khaṇḍa setting in which devotion to Saguna Śiva (Śiva as the personal Lord) becomes embodied through the Himalayan household—an environment that later supports Śiva’s worship, vows, and the establishment of Śaiva dharma.
The implied takeaway is to act after receiving sādhus’ guidance: maintain śraddhā, follow prescribed vrata and pūjā at the right time, and keep steady japa of Śiva’s name (especially the pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as one proceeds with major spiritual undertakings.