Shloka 47
निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva
आगतैस्तैस्ततः सर्वैस्सर्वतो हिमभूधरम् । संकुलासीत्पुरी दिव्या सर्वशोभासमन्विता
āgataistaistataḥ sarvaissarvato himabhūdharam | saṃkulāsītpurī divyā sarvaśobhāsamanvitā
Then, as all of them arrived from every direction at the Himālaya mountain, the divine city grew densely crowded, adorned with every kind of splendor.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: The verse depicts the Himālaya’s divine city becoming ‘saṃkulā’ (densely filled) as beings arrive from all directions—an archetype for kṣetra-mahātmyas where the sacred site becomes a microcosm of the universe during a major divine event.
Significance: Models the ideal tīrtha-assembly: collective darśana and satsanga; hearing this scene is framed as cultivating śānta-bhāva and communal devotion.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: Directional convergence (sarvataḥ) of beings to a sacred center, portraying the kṣetra as a cosmogram around the Divine Couple.
FAQs
It highlights how auspicious Shaiva events draw beings from all directions; the overflowing, radiant city symbolizes the collective merit and devotional momentum that gathers around Parvati’s divine destiny connected to Lord Shiva.
Though the verse is descriptive, it sets the stage for Saguna Shiva–Parvati līlā where devotion becomes public and communal; such assemblies commonly culminate in vows, worship, and rites oriented to Shiva’s manifest grace.
The takeaway is to cultivate satsanga and collective worship—chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in gatherings—since devotional convergence is portrayed as an amplifier of auspiciousness.