Shloka 43
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
ततश्च सर्वे सुरपक्षदानवा नागाः पतंगाप्सरसो महर्षयः । समेत्य सर्वे शिवसन्निधिं तदा महोत्सवाः प्रोचुरहो मुदान्विताः
tataśca sarve surapakṣadānavā nāgāḥ pataṃgāpsaraso maharṣayaḥ | sametya sarve śivasannidhiṃ tadā mahotsavāḥ procuraho mudānvitāḥ
അതിനുശേഷം ദേവന്മാരും ദൈത്യപക്ഷവും, നാഗന്മാർ, പക്ഷികൾ, അപ്സരസ്സുകൾ, മഹർഷിമാർ—എല്ലാവരും ശിവസന്നിധിയിൽ ഒന്നിച്ചു കൂടി. ആനന്ദഭരിതരായി, “അഹോ! എത്ര മഹോത്സവം!” എന്നു ഉച്ചരിച്ചു.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s universal lordship (Pati): in His sannidhi, even diverse orders of beings—devas, dānavas, nāgas, apsarās, and ṛṣis—are harmonized in shared auspicious joy, suggesting that Śiva’s presence dissolves hostility and elevates all toward grace.
“Śiva-sannidhi” points to tangible nearness—darśana and worship of Saguna Śiva (often through the Liṅga as His accessible form). The mood of mahotsava reflects how Liṅga-pūjā is not merely ritual, but a celebratory encounter with Śiva’s living presence and blessing.
Adopt an inner “mahotsava” attitude during worship: approach Śiva with joyful reverence, offer simple upacāras, and meditate with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct way of entering Śiva’s sannidhi.