Shloka 41

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

Dāna

Devanagari script

संज्ञोवाच । तूर्णं प्रस्थापय प्रीत्या पार्वत्या सह शङ्करम् । रत्नप्रदीपन्ताम्बूलं तल्पं निर्माय निर्जने

Transliteration

saṃjñovāca | tūrṇaṃ prasthāpaya prītyā pārvatyā saha śaṅkaram | ratnapradīpantāmbūlaṃ talpaṃ nirmāya nirjane

Translation

Saṃjñā said: “Quickly and with loving devotion, escort Śaṅkara together with Pārvatī. In a secluded place, prepare a couch, arrange jewel-like lamps, and keep betel ready.”

Word by Word

• saṃjñā: Saṃjñā (name of speaker)
• saṃjñā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); speaker tag

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• prasthāpaya: send/dispatch
• prasthāpaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative nuance 'send forth/dispatch'

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); manner

• pārvatyā: with Pārvatī
• pārvatyā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Postposition/indeclinable (सह-अव्यय) governing instrumental

• śaṅkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṅkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ratna-pradīpam: a jewel-lamp
• ratna-pradīpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna-pradīpa (प्रातिपदिक; रत्न + प्रदीप)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tāmbūlam: betel (offering)
• tāmbūlam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāmbūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• talpam: bed/couch
• talpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: talpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirmāya: having prepared
• nirmāya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-mā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having made/prepared'

• nirjane: in a secluded place
• nirjane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Saṃjñā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It presents bhakti as sevā—loving, reverent preparation for Śiva and Pārvatī—showing that devotion is expressed through attentive hospitality and purity of intention.

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

The verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā: honoring Śiva as the personal Lord (Śaṅkara) through offerings like lamps and respectful arrangements, paralleling how devotees serve the Liṅga with dīpa and upacāras.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform dīpa-sevā (lighting lamps) and offer tāmbūla as an upacāra with a secluded, focused mind—an inward “nirjana” attitude—while remembering Śiva with devotion (e.g., japa of the Pañcākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya).