Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
अवादयंत त्रिदशाश्शुभवाद्यानि खे गताः । जज्ज्वलुश्चाग्नयश्शांताः सर्वमासीत्सुमंगलम्
avādayaṃta tridaśāśśubhavādyāni khe gatāḥ | jajjvaluścāgnayaśśāṃtāḥ sarvamāsītsumaṃgalam
Les Deva, parcourant le ciel, firent résonner des instruments de bon augure ; les feux sacrés flamboyèrent aussi, lumineux, tout en demeurant calmes et stables. Tout devint parfaitement auspice—signe indubitable de la grâce de Śiva et de la justesse de l’événement divin en cours.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the devas’ celestial music and the steady sacrificial fires signify cosmic and ritual order stabilizing around Devī’s birth.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Deva-vādya in the sky and steady blazing agni as auspicious portents (maṅgala-lakṣaṇa).
FAQs
It presents “maṅgala-lakṣaṇas” (auspicious signs): when a dharmic, divinely sanctioned event unfolds under Śiva’s oversight, nature and the Devas resonate in harmony—symbolizing Śiva’s anugraha (grace) that steadies and illumines the world.
Auspicious sounds and steady, bright sacred fires are classic markers of proper worship and consecration. In Saguna-Śiva devotion—especially Linga worship—such signs indicate that the rite is aligned with Śiva-tattva and is being received favorably.
Maintain a calm, steady sacred fire (or lamp) and accompany worship with maṅgala sounds (bell, mantra-japa). A practical takeaway is Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with inner śānti (stillness) and outer śauca (ritual purity).