Shloka 13

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

तदानीं शैलनगरे स्त्रियश्च मुदिता वरम् । शिवाशिवौ समानीय ययुः कुह वरालयम्

Transliteration

tadānīṃ śailanagare striyaśca muditā varam | śivāśivau samānīya yayuḥ kuha varālayam

Translation

Then, in the mountain-city, the women—greatly delighted—brought Śiva and Śivā together and went to the splendid bridal abode.

Word by Word

• तदानीम्: at that time
• तदानीम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शैलनगरे: in the mountain-city
• शैलनगरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल-नगर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शैलस्य नगरम्)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुदिताः: delighted
• मुदिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘हर्षिताः’

• वरम्: well, indeed
• वरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (indeclinable-like usage: ‘well/indeed’)

• शिवौ: Śiva (as one of the pair)
• शिवौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), द्विवचन

• अशिवौ: Aśiva (as one of the pair)
• अशिवौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वार्थे युगलनिर्देशः (paired with शिवौ)

• समानीय: having brought together
• समानीय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (absolutive/gerund in -ya), ‘having brought/assembled’

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• कुह: somewhere/where
• कुह: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुह (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनिर्देशवाचक-अव्यय (where?/somewhere)

• वरालयम्: to an excellent abode
• वरालयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-आलय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वरस्य आलयम्)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The union of Śiva and Śivā is portrayed as the auspicious center of the cosmos; contemplation of their vivāha is held to confer saubhāgya, steadiness of mind, and devotional ripening toward grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the auspicious union of Śiva and Śakti as a sacred, dharmic event celebrated by the community, pointing to harmony between divine grace (Śiva) and manifest power (Śivā) that sustains worldly order and spiritual uplift.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Śiva—personally present and approachable—whose divine marriage is contemplated in Purāṇic worship; such narratives cultivate bhakti that naturally matures into reverence for Śiva’s transcendent reality also symbolized by the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to honor Śiva-Śakti through devotional remembrance (smaraṇa) and mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while maintaining purity and auspiciousness in household rites.