Shloka 15
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
करिष्येऽहं विवाहं च तस्या वश्यो हि भक्तितः । सप्तर्षिभिस्साधितश्च तल्लग्नं शोधितं च तैः
kariṣye'haṃ vivāhaṃ ca tasyā vaśyo hi bhaktitaḥ | saptarṣibhissādhitaśca tallagnaṃ śodhitaṃ ca taiḥ
હું નિશ્ચયે તેનું વિવાહ કરીશ; ભક્તિથી હું ખરેખર તેના વશમાં છું. સપ્તર્ષિઓએ શુભ લગ્નમુહૂર્ત સાધી નક્કી કર્યું છે અને તેમણે જ તેને તપાસી પુષ્ટિ પણ કરી છે.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights bhakti as a sanctifying force: Parvati’s devotion becomes the spiritual cause that draws Shiva’s consenting grace, showing the Lord’s accessibility to sincere devotion within Shaiva dharma.
Shiva’s consent in a personal, relational form reflects Saguna Shiva—approachable and responsive—mirroring how devotees worship the Linga as a living presence who bestows grace when approached with steady bhakti.
The verse emphasizes devotion and auspicious alignment; a practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with vrata-discipline, and performing worship at a sanctified time (muhūrta) with purity of intention.