Shloka 44

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

सर्वै ऊचुः । गच्छ गच्छ महादेव विवाहार्थं महेश्वर । गिरिजाया महादेव्याः सहास्माभिः कृपां कुरु

Transliteration

sarvai ūcuḥ | gaccha gaccha mahādeva vivāhārthaṃ maheśvara | girijāyā mahādevyāḥ sahāsmābhiḥ kṛpāṃ kuru

Translation

Todos disseram: “Vai, vai, ó Mahādeva—ó Maheśvara—prossegue por causa do matrimônio. Concede-nos tua graça indo conosco até Girijā, a grande Deusa.”

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: by all (of them)
• सर्वैः: कर्ता (Kartā; agent in speech-context: “by all”)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• ऊचुः: they said
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छ: go (go!)
• गच्छ: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् देवः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• विवाह-अर्थम्: for the wedding
• विवाह-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (“for the purpose of the wedding”), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose)

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• गिरिजायाः: of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• महादेव्याः: of the great goddess
• महादेव्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् देवी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; गिरिजायाः इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद-सम्बन्ध

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (indeclinable: with)

• अस्माभिः: with us
• अस्माभिः: सहकारक (Associative; with us)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• कृपाम्: compassion, grace
• कृपाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

All assembled attendants/devas (collectively addressing Lord Shiva in the Parvati Khanda narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: gaccha gaccha mahādeva vivāhārthaṃ maheśvara | girijāyā mahādevyāḥ sahāsmābhiḥ kṛpāṃ kuru

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights kṛpā (divine grace) as central: devotees and divine attendants alike petition Mahādeva to reveal his auspicious, saguna presence through the sacred act of marriage with Mahādevī—an emblem of cosmic harmony and the soul’s movement toward Shiva through grace.

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

Addressing Shiva as Mahādeva/Maheśvara emphasizes saguna devotion—approaching the Lord as a compassionate person who responds to prayer. In Shaiva practice, such remembrance complements Linga worship: the formless Linga signifies the Absolute, while this narrative supports loving, personal devotion to Shiva’s manifest leela.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pray for Shiva’s kṛpā with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while mentally contemplating Shiva-Parvati vivāha; on Mahāśivarātri, this can be paired with simple Linga abhiṣeka and offering of bhasma/tripuṇḍra in a spirit of humility.