Shloka 42
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
ईदृशं सुन्दरं रूपं जातं वर्णातिदुष्करम् । ईश्वरोऽपि स्वयं साक्षादैश्वर्यं लब्धवान्स्वतः
īdṛśaṃ sundaraṃ rūpaṃ jātaṃ varṇātiduṣkaram | īśvaro'pi svayaṃ sākṣādaiśvaryaṃ labdhavānsvataḥ
Demikianlah terjelma suatu rupa yang amat indah—luar biasa hingga sukar dihuraikan dengan kata-kata. Bahkan Tuhan sendiri, hadir secara langsung, memperoleh keagungan ketuhanan yang berdaulat melalui kuasa hakiki-Nya sendiri.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights that Shiva’s manifested beauty (saguṇa revelation) is beyond ordinary speech, and that His supreme lordship (aiśvarya) is self-existent—arising from His own intrinsic Śakti, not from any external cause.
The verse supports saguṇa-upāsanā: devotees approach the Lord through a perceivable form that is still ultimately indescribable. In Linga worship, the same truth is honored—Shiva is accessible for devotion while remaining transcendent beyond full description.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva’s aiśvarya—mentally contemplating His radiant form while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” acknowledging that words fall short and devotion completes what speech cannot.