Shloka 32

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

महेश्वरस्तदा तत्रागतानां च पृथक् पृथक् । सर्वेषाममराद्यानां सत्कारं व्यदधान्मुदा

Transliteration

maheśvarastadā tatrāgatānāṃ ca pṛthak pṛthak | sarveṣāmamarādyānāṃ satkāraṃ vyadadhānmudā

Translation

Entonces Maheshvara, lleno de gozo, dispuso allí una hospitalidad reverente—uno por uno—para todos los que habían llegado, comenzando por los Devas.

Word by Word

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (महान् ईश्वरः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• आगतानाम्: of those who had come
• आगतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (कृदन्त; आ+गम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each individually
• पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• अमर-आद्यानाम्: of those beginning with the gods
• अमर-आद्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अमराः आद्याः येषां ते = beginning with the gods)

• सत्कारम्: honour/reception
• सत्कारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• व्यदधान्: bestowed/arranged
• व्यदधान्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: वि; रूपम्: व्य-अ-धा-त् (व्यदधात्) — पाठे ‘व्यदधान्’ इति संधि/पाठभेदेन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas (Amaras)

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who nevertheless embodies perfect dharma—offering satkāra with joy—teaching that true greatness expresses itself as reverence, order, and graciousness, which purifies the heart and supports bhakti.

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

As Saguna Shiva, Maheshvara models divine conduct accessible to devotees: honoring all beings appropriately. Linga-worship is not only ritual but also cultivation of Shiva-like qualities—humility, respect, and loving reception (satkāra) toward devotees and the divine assembly.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice “satkāra-bhāva” as a vrata: before japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offer respectful reception to guests/devotees, then perform simple Shiva-upacharas (water, bilva, bhasma/Tripundra) with a joyful, non-hurried mind.