Shloka 31

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

इत्येवङ्क थितस्तात शिवोद्वाहस्सुमंगलः । शोकघ्नो हर्षजनक आयुष्यो धनवर्द्धनः

Transliteration

ityevaṅka thitastāta śivodvāhassumaṃgalaḥ | śokaghno harṣajanaka āyuṣyo dhanavarddhanaḥ

Translation

ಇಂತೆ, ಪ್ರಿಯನೇ, ಭಗವಾನ್ ಶಿವನ ಸುವಿಮಂಗಳ ವಿವಾಹವು ವರ್ಣಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಇದು ಶೋಕವನ್ನು ನಾಶಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ, ಹರ್ಷವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ, ಆಯುಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ವೃದ್ಧಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಧನಸಂಪತ್ತನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-निपात (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• कथितः: has been told/said
• कथितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे

• तात: O dear (father/son)
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• शिवोद्वाहः: Śiva’s marriage
• शिवोद्वाहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + उद्वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य उद्वाहः)

• सुमङ्गलः: very auspicious
• सुमङ्गलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (अत्यन्तं मङ्गलः)

• शोकघ्नः: destroyer of sorrow
• शोकघ्नः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोक + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (शोकं हन्ति इति)

• हर्षजनकः: producer of joy
• हर्षजनकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-भाव (हर्षं जनयति)

• आयुष्यः: life-promoting, longevity-giving
• आयुष्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (आयुःकर/दीर्घायुःप्रद)

• धनवर्द्धनः: increaser of wealth
• धनवर्द्धनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (धनं वर्धयति)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Functions as phalaśruti: the narration of Śiva’s wedding is declared supremely auspicious, grief-destroying, joy-producing, life-promoting, and wealth-increasing—typical Purāṇic assurance of benefit to listeners/reciters.

Significance: Śravaṇa/paṭhana of the vivāha-kathā is presented as a merit-yielding act that alleviates duḥkha and supports āyuḥ and śrī—interpretable in Siddhānta as Śiva’s anugraha reducing pāśa (bondage) effects in lived experience.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It states the phala-śruti (spiritual fruit) of hearing/remembering Śiva’s divine marriage: it removes grief and strengthens auspiciousness in the devotee’s life, supporting bhakti that purifies the mind and turns it toward Śiva (Pati) as the liberating Lord.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By praising Śiva’s līlā in a personal (saguṇa) form, it encourages devotional śravaṇa and smaraṇa; this devotion naturally culminates in Linga-worship as Śiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing presence in ritual and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa/pāṭha (listening to or reciting) the Śivodvāha narrative with devotion, followed by simple Śiva-upāsanā—such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering water to the Liṅga—aligning one’s mind with auspiciousness and inner steadiness.