Shloka 48
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma
पाणिग्रहणमंत्राणां विघ्रं चक्रे महात्मभिः । येन भार्य्या हृता पूर्वं कृतोद्वाहः परस्य वै
pāṇigrahaṇamaṃtrāṇāṃ vighraṃ cakre mahātmabhiḥ | yena bhāryyā hṛtā pūrvaṃ kṛtodvāhaḥ parasya vai
彼は、あの大いなる聖者たちを介して、婚礼の「手を取る」儀礼の真言に障りを起こした。彼らは昔、正しく婚姻を結んだ他人の妻を奪い去った者たちであったからである。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse stresses that sacred rites like pāṇigrahaṇa are not mere social customs but dharmic vows; when violated (such as abducting another’s lawfully wedded wife), divine order manifests as obstacles to restore righteousness—reflecting Shiva as Pati, the guardian of cosmic and moral law.
In Saguna form, Shiva is portrayed as actively safeguarding dharma within worldly life (gṛhastha-āśrama). Linga-worship honors the same Lord as the steady axis of order; this narrative shows that devotion to Shiva is inseparable from ethical restraint and reverence for vows.
It implies performing marriage and other saṁskāras with purity of intent and dharmic conduct; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may steady the mind with the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and seek Shiva’s grace to remove vighnas while upholding vows and self-control.