Shloka 2

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

ऋग्यजुस्साममन्त्रैश्चाहुतिं वह्नौ ददौ शिवः । लाजाञ्जलिं ददौ कालीभ्राता मैनाकसंज्ञकः

Transliteration

ṛgyajussāmamantraiścāhutiṃ vahnau dadau śivaḥ | lājāñjaliṃ dadau kālībhrātā mainākasaṃjñakaḥ

Translation

Reciting the mantras of the Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma Vedas, Lord Śiva poured the oblations into the sacred fire. Then Maināka—known as Kālī’s brother—offered the lājāñjali, the ritual handful of parched grain for the wedding rite.

Word by Word

• ऋक्: Ṛg (Rigveda)
• ऋक्: विशेष्य-निर्देशक (Qualifier/निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; वेदनाम (name of Veda)

• यजुः: Yajus (Yajurveda)
• यजुः: विशेष्य-निर्देशक (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वेदनाम

• साम: Sāma (Samaveda)
• साम: विशेष्य-निर्देशक (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वेदनाम

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आहुतिम्: oblation
• आहुतिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वह्नौ: in the fire
• वह्नौ: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave/offered
• ददौ: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• लाजा-अञ्जलिम्: a handful of parched grain
• लाजा-अञ्जलिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाजा (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘लाजानाम् अञ्जलिः’

• ददौ: gave/offered
• ददौ: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काली-भ्राता: Kālī’s brother
• काली-भ्राता: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कालीयाः भ्राता’

• मैनाक-संज्ञकः: named Maināka
• मैनाक-संज्ञकः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मैनाक (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘मैनाक-नामकः’ (having the name Maināka)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the verse foregrounds Vedic tri-mantra authority (Ṛg-Yajus-Sāma) in Śiva’s homa and introduces a kinship figure (Maināka) offering lājāñjali, a hallmark of vivāha ritual.

Significance: Reinforces that Śiva’s līlā encompasses and sanctifies Vedic dharma; lājāñjali symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and household stability.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vahni (Agni)
• Kali
• Mainaka

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva honoring Vedic dharma through yajña, revealing that Saguna Śiva sanctifies worldly rites so they become a means of grace (anugraha) and inner purification leading toward liberation.

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

Though the verse depicts a marriage-yajña, it reflects the same principle as Liṅga worship: offerings made with mantra and devotion become sacred acts when directed to Śiva, the Lord who accepts worship through ritual forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to mantra-centered worship with āhuti (offering) performed in purity; as a personal takeaway, one may practice Panchākṣara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a simple lamp/fire offering and focused remembrance of Śiva.