Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

नद्यस्सर्वास्समायाता नानालंकारसंयुताः । दिव्य रूपधराः प्रीत्या विवाहश्शिवयोरिति

Transliteration

nadyassarvāssamāyātā nānālaṃkārasaṃyutāḥ | divya rūpadharāḥ prītyā vivāhaśśivayoriti

Translation

All the rivers arrived there, adorned with many ornaments. Assuming radiant, divine forms, they came joyfully, celebrating the sacred marriage of Śiva and Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of नद्यः)

• समायाताः: arrived
• समायाताः: कर्ता-सम्बन्ध (Kartā-related predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• नाना-अलंकार-संयुताः: adorned with various ornaments
• नाना-अलंकार-संयुताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + अलंकार (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (“with various ornaments”); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (संयुत = endowed), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of नद्यः)

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of रूपधराः)

• रूपधराः: bearing forms/embodied
• रूपधराः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (“form-bearing”), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of नद्यः)

• प्रीत्या: with joy
• प्रीत्या: करण (Karaṇa; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental)

• विवाहः: the wedding
• विवाहः: सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण (Quoted content/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and his consort)
• शिवयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Rivers (personified sacred nadis)

FAQs

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

The verse portrays nature itself—personified as sacred rivers—rejoicing in Śiva–Pārvatī’s union, teaching that when Pati (Śiva) and Śakti (Pārvatī) unite, the cosmos becomes auspicious and supportive of dharma and devotion.

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

By describing divine forms and celebratory attendance, it emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible, grace-filled līlā; devotees often honor this auspiciousness through abhiṣeka with pure water (river symbolism) to the Śiva-liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is water-abhiṣeka to the liṅga with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating prīti (loving devotion) and inner purity akin to the sanctifying presence of sacred rivers.