Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

सन्मानिता विशेषेण प्रभुणा च यथोचितम् । सर्वे ते प्रीतिमनस आजग्मुश्शैलसन्निधिम्

Transliteration

sanmānitā viśeṣeṇa prabhuṇā ca yathocitam | sarve te prītimanasa ājagmuśśailasannidhim

Translation

Honoured with special regard by the Lord and duly treated as was fitting, all of them—joyful at heart—came to the presence of the mountain.

Word by Word

• सन्मानिताः: (they) honoured
• सन्मानिताः: कर्तृ (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्-मानित (कृदन्त; √मान्/मानय् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) — ‘honoured’

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘especially/by distinction’

• प्रभुणा: by the lord/master
• प्रभुणा: करण (Karaṇa/Agent-Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यथा-उचितम्: as appropriate
• यथा-उचितम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उचित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययरूपेण प्रयोगः—‘as is proper/appropriately’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्तृ (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: कर्तृ (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रीति-मनसः: with delighted minds
• प्रीति-मनसः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘प्रीतेः मनः यस्य’; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• आजग्मुः: came
• आजग्मुः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शैल-सन्निधिम्: to the mountain’s vicinity
• शैल-सन्निधिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object—goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘शैलस्य सन्निधिः’; पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that when the Lord (Pati) properly honours beings, their hearts become filled with prīti (devotional joy), and they naturally move toward sacred proximity—symbolized here by approaching the holy mountain—showing how grace draws the soul toward auspiciousness.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s compassionate lordship: He actively bestows fitting honour and guidance, which ripens bhakti and leads devotees toward holy places and sanctified presence—key supports for Linga-worship and Purāṇic devotional practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is reverent conduct and pilgrimage-minded devotion: approach Shiva’s sacred abode/space with prīti and propriety, supported by daily bhakti such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and respectful hospitality toward devotees.