मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
किं चकार महादेवः प्राप्य मङ्गलपत्रिकाम् । तां श्रावय कथान्दिव्यां शङ्करस्सपरात्मनः
kiṃ cakāra mahādevaḥ prāpya maṅgalapatrikām | tāṃ śrāvaya kathāndivyāṃ śaṅkarassaparātmanaḥ
Tendo recebido a carta auspiciosa, que fez Mahādeva? Por favor, narra-nos esse relato divino de Śaṅkara—Ele, o Ser Supremo.
Sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (addressing Sūta Gosvāmi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Shakti Form: Parvati
Role: nurturing
The verse frames Śiva not merely as a character in a story but as Paramātman; hearing His divine acts with śraddhā is presented as a sacred means to awaken devotion and right understanding of Pati (the Lord).
By requesting the “divine account” of Śaṅkara, the sages affirm Saguna-Śiva’s accessible līlā as a doorway to realizing Him as the Supreme Self—an approach central to Purāṇic Linga-bhakti.
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) is implied: hear Śiva-kathā with reverence, ideally alongside remembrance of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to steady the mind in Śiva-bhakti.