Shloka 25
निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva
सूपायनानि संगृह्य जगाम विविधानि च । अस्ताचलोपि दिव्यात्मा सोपायन उदारधीः
sūpāyanāni saṃgṛhya jagāma vividhāni ca | astācalopi divyātmā sopāyana udāradhīḥ
ប្រមូលយកអំណោយ និងទានដ៏សមរម្យជាច្រើនប្រភេទរួចហើយ ព្រះអង្គមានព្រលឹងទេវៈ និងបញ្ញាអធិរាជ បានចេញដំណើរ—ទោះទៅដល់ភ្នំអស្តាចល (ភ្នំខាងលិច) ក៏ដោយ—ដោយកាន់យកអំណោយទាំងនោះទៅជាមួយ។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: The verse depicts collection of upāyana (wedding/auspicious gifts) and movement toward sacred mountains; it functions as a kṣetra-setting rather than a specific jyotirliṅga origin.
Significance: Highlights dāna/upāyana as dharmic preparation—an archetype for pilgrims bringing offerings when approaching a śaiva-kṣetra or marriage festival of Śiva–Śakti.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva principle that sincere intention expressed through respectful offerings and disciplined movement toward the sacred supports devotion and prepares the seeker for Shiva’s grace.
Carrying upāyanas (offerings) reflects the devotional approach of Saguna Shiva worship, where reverence is embodied through ritual gifts and service (upacāra) directed toward Shiva’s manifest form such as the Liṅga.
Offer worship with collected, pure items (naivedya, flowers, water) while maintaining a devotional resolve; accompany it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as an inner offering.