Shloka 31
हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s
context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening
कौतुकं बहु सम्प्राप्य सुविवाह्य प्रियां च ताम् । आजगाम स्वभवनं मुदमाप गिरीश्वरः
kautukaṃ bahu samprāpya suvivāhya priyāṃ ca tām | ājagāma svabhavanaṃ mudamāpa girīśvaraḥ
Обретя великое торжество и благую радость и должным образом выдав замуж свою любимую дочь, Владыка Гор (Хималая) вернулся в свою обитель и исполнился ликования.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights dharmic completion and auspiciousness (maṅgala) around Parvati’s marriage, showing how righteous actions performed with devotion support harmony in the worldly order, which in Shaiva thought ultimately points toward alignment with Shiva (Pati) as the supreme principle.
Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna Shiva-bhakti by presenting Shiva’s divine household-līlā as sacred history; devotees contemplate these events to deepen reverence for Shiva as the gracious Lord who accepts Parvati and blesses the worlds through their union.
A practical takeaway is to mark auspicious life-transitions with Shiva remembrance—reciting the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering simple worship (water, bilva leaves) to a Shiva Linga for maṅgala and inner steadiness.