Shloka 16

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

Dāna

Devanagari script

अथो समीपमागत्य शैलेन्द्रनगरस्त्रियः । निर्वृत्य मङ्गलं कर्म प्रापयन्दम्पती गृहम्

Transliteration

atho samīpamāgatya śailendranagarastriyaḥ | nirvṛtya maṅgalaṃ karma prāpayandampatī gṛham

Translation

Then the women of Śailendra-city came near; having duly completed the auspicious rites, they escorted the divine couple and brought them to their home.

Word by Word

• अथो: then
• अथो: सम्बन्ध/प्रकरणसूचक (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अथ + उ (निपात) = अथो; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• समीपम्: near (to)
• समीपम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Goal-locative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे गत्यर्थक-क्रियायोगे (as goal: near)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Converbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having come’

• शैलेन्द्रनगरस्त्रियः: the women of Śailendra city
• शैलेन्द्रनगरस्त्रियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलेन्द्र-नगर-स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: शैलेन्द्रस्य नगरस्य स्त्रियः (women of Śailendra-city)

• निर्वृत्य: having completed
• निर्वृत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Converbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having performed/finished’

• मङ्गलम्: auspicious
• मङ्गलम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कर्म: rite/action
• कर्म: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रापयन्: leading/bringing
• प्रापयन्: कर्ता (Karta—agent of leading)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘causing to reach/leading’

• दम्पती: the couple
• दम्पती: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• गृहम्: to the house
• गृहम्: कर्म/अधिकरण (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे लक्ष्य (destination)

Speaker

Sūta Goswāmī (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights ‘sevā’ as a means for the bound soul to approach the Lord: completing maṅgala-karmas and escorting the divine presence into one’s life/home.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights how devotion to Śiva and Pārvatī is expressed not only through inner contemplation but also through dhārmic, auspicious community rites—actions offered in reverence to the divine couple (Pati and Śakti) that cultivate purity, harmony, and grace.

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

The verse reflects Saguna-bhakti—honoring Śiva in a personal, relational form as the divine householder with Pārvatī. Such maṅgala rites parallel how devotees welcome Śiva through pūjā, maṅgalācaraṇa, and respectful offerings before the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests performing maṅgala-kriyā with devotion—beginning with Śiva-smaraṇa and simple worship (e.g., offering water, lighting a lamp, and mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to sanctify transitions like entering a home or commencing a sacred act.