Shloka 48

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

त्वदीयैषा विवाहार्थं मेनजा ह्यनुजा मम इत्युक्त्वा सोदकं दत्त्वा देवीं देवेश्वराय ताम्

Transliteration

tvadīyaiṣā vivāhārthaṃ menajā hyanujā mama ityuktvā sodakaṃ dattvā devīṃ deveśvarāya tām

Translation

Disant : «Voici Menajā—ma sœur cadette—pour toi en mariage», il accomplit le don rituel avec l’eau et remit ainsi cette Déesse à Deveśvara, le Seigneur des dieux.

Word by Word

• tvadīyā: yours

• eṣā: this (woman)

• vivāhārtham: for the purpose of marriage

• menajā: Menajā (name)

• hi: indeed

• anujā: younger sister

• mama: my

• iti: thus

• uktvā: having said

• sa-udakam: together with water (ritual libation)

• dattvā: having given (in donation)

• devīm: the Goddess

• deveśvarāya: to the Lord of the gods (Śiva)

• tām: her

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the marriage account within the Purana’s frame-dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Deveshvara
• Devi
• Menaja

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes Shiva as Deveśvara (Pati), receiving the sacred offering through Vedic kanyadāna; Linga worship honors this same Lord who accepts dharmic rites and grants auspiciousness to the household path.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By naming Him Deveśvara, it points to Shiva as the sovereign Pati—supreme Lord who receives offerings and presides over dharma, while the Goddess is bestowed as His Shakti for cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Vedic marriage rite is highlighted: sodaka-dāna (gift accompanied by water), the formal kanyadāna that sacralizes the union; it complements Shaiva practice by grounding devotion in dharmic samskāra.