Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

तदोत्सवो महानासीत्तत्र देवादिभिः कृतः । सन्तुष्ट्यर्थं महेशस्य गानवाद्यसुनृत्यकः

Transliteration

tadotsavo mahānāsīttatra devādibhiḥ kṛtaḥ | santuṣṭyarthaṃ maheśasya gānavādyasunṛtyakaḥ

Translation

ထိုနေရာ၌ ကျင်းပသော ပွဲတော်သည် အလွန်ကြီးမြတ်လှ၏။ ဒေဝတော်တို့နှင့် အခြားသော ကောင်းကင်ဘုံသားတို့က သီချင်းဆိုခြင်း၊ တီးဝိုင်းတော်သံများနှင့် လှပသော အကများဖြင့် မဟေရှ (သီဝတော်) ကို ပျော်ရွှင်စေလိုသည့် အကြောင်းတစ်ခုတည်းအတွက် ပြုလုပ်ကြ၏။

Word by Word

• तत्-उत्सवः: that festival
• तत्-उत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य उत्सवः)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (उत्सवस्य)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb)

• देव-आदिभिः: by the gods and others
• देव-आदिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवाः आदयः येषां तैः)

• कृतः: performed/made
• कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (उत्सवस्य विशेषण)

• सन्तुष्टि-अर्थम्: for the satisfaction
• सन्तुष्टि-अर्थम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक-तत्पुरुष (सन्तुष्ट्यर्थम् = सन्तुष्ट्यै अर्थः)

• महेशस्य: of Maheśa
• महेशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• गान-वाद्य-सु-नृत्यकः: (with) singing, instrumental music, and fine dancing
• गान-वाद्य-सु-नृत्यकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vādya (प्रातिपदिक) + su (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + nṛtyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (गानं च वाद्यं च सु-नृत्यकश्च) — उत्सवस्य विशेषणरूपेण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It presents bhakti as a direct means of communion with Pati (Śiva): when devotion is offered as a pure, collective celebration (utsava), it becomes an act of loving service meant to please Maheśa, softening the bonds of pasha and turning the mind toward grace.

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

The verse highlights Saguna-upāsanā—worship of Śiva with attributes—where pleasing the Lord through outward offerings (kīrtana, vādya, nṛtya, festival rites) supports inward recollection of the Linga-principle as the living presence of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Devotional kīrtana and nāma-japa are implied: sing Śiva-stotras, accompany with simple music, and keep the mind steady in remembrance of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner offering alongside outer celebration.