Shloka 21

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

पाणिग्रहणकालो हि नूनं सद्यस्समागतः । महद्भाग्यं हि सर्वेषां संप्राप्तमहि मन्महे

Transliteration

pāṇigrahaṇakālo hi nūnaṃ sadyassamāgataḥ | mahadbhāgyaṃ hi sarveṣāṃ saṃprāptamahi manmahe

Translation

Surely, the time for the hand-taking (the marriage rite) has now arrived. We deem that great good fortune has come upon everyone present, for this auspicious moment has been attained.

Word by Word

• पाणि-ग्रहण-कालः: the time of hand-taking (marriage)
• पाणि-ग्रहण-कालः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रहण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √ग्रह्) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पाणेः ग्रहणस्य कालः)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), अवधारण/हेतु-भाव (emphasis/for)

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

• सद्यः: immediately, just now
• सद्यः: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• समागतः: has arrived
• समागतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग; समागत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), क्त-प्रत्यय (kta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘आगतः’ = has come

• महत्-भाग्यम्: great fortune
• महत्-भाग्यम्: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महत् भाग्यम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), अवधारण (emphasis)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (people)
• सर्वेषाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-स्वभाव (pronominal adjective)

• सम्प्राप्तम्: has been attained
• सम्प्राप्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) + सम्-प्र-उपसर्ग; सम्प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), क्त-प्रत्यय, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been obtained/has come’

• अहि: I
• अहि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्/अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अस्मद्-शब्दस्य वैदिक/छान्दस रूपम्; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’

• मन्महे: we consider
• मन्महे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural); ‘we think/consider’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages, conveying the wedding-rite moment in the Śiva–Pārvatī narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it marks the pāṇigrahaṇa-kāla (hand-taking) within the Śiva–Pārvatī marriage episode, interpreted as universal auspicious fortune.

Significance: Highlights saṃskāra as sacred theatre: witnessing Śiva’s vivāha is portrayed as mahad-bhāgya, a merit-bearing darśana that sanctifies household life and devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse marks the sanctified moment of pāṇigrahaṇa, indicating that divine order (dharma) ripens through auspicious timing and grace; the joy is not merely social, but a sign that Śiva’s compassionate will brings collective auspiciousness to all present.

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

In the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa, Śiva is approached in a personal (saguṇa) mode—husband, Lord, and bestower of blessings. This same Śiva is worshipped as the Liṅga by devotees; the verse underscores that His grace manifests both as intimate leelā (marriage) and as the timeless Liṅga-presence receiving worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It highlights reverence for auspicious observance (muhūrta) and dharmic saṃskāras; a practical takeaway is to worship Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before major life rites, seeking His anugraha (grace) for auspicious completion.