Shloka 8

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शम्भोः प्रहृष्टास्ते प्रणम्य तम् । परिक्रम्य ययुर्धाम शंसन्तः स्वं विधिम्परम्

Transliteration

ityākarṇya vacaśśambhoḥ prahṛṣṭāste praṇamya tam | parikramya yayurdhāma śaṃsantaḥ svaṃ vidhimparam

Translation

Hearing these words of Śambhu (Lord Śiva), they became filled with joy. Bowing to Him and circumambulating Him, they departed for their own abode, praising their supreme ordained duty (dharma) as taught by Him.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: thus)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+हृष् (धातु) → प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकालिक-विशेषण (past participial adjective)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed to
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिक्रम्य: having circumambulated
• परिक्रम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• धाम: to (their) abode
• धाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंसन्तः: praising/declaring
• शंसन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु) → शंसन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्वम्: their own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• विधिम्: rule/ordinance/duty
• विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परम्: supreme/excellent
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of śaraṇāgati: hearing Śiva’s instruction, responding with joy and humility (praṇāma), honoring Him through parikrama, and then living out one’s ordained dharma as a sacred discipline.

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

The actions of bowing and circumambulating are core forms of saguna-upāsanā commonly offered to Śiva in temple worship—especially around the Śiva-liṅga—showing devotion expressed through embodied ritual reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform praṇāma and parikrama with mindful remembrance of Śiva; as a simple daily practice, combine it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while reaffirming one’s dharmic duties.