Shloka 54
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
दधीचिरुपमन्युश्च भरद्वाजोऽकृतव्रणः । पिप्पलादोऽथ कुशिकः कौत्सो व्यासः सशिष्यकः
dadhīcirupamanyuśca bharadvājo'kṛtavraṇaḥ | pippalādo'tha kuśikaḥ kautso vyāsaḥ saśiṣyakaḥ
Там были Дадхичи, Упаманью, Бхарадваджа и Акритаврана; Пиппаладa; затем Кушика, Каутса и Вьяса вместе со своими учениками — все эти почитаемые мудрецы.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
By listing eminent ṛṣis, the Purāṇa emphasizes the sanctity of satsanga and śravaṇa (devotional listening): the Shaiva teaching is preserved and transmitted through realized seers, making the narrative a trustworthy path toward Shiva-bhakti and liberation.
The presence of authoritative sages frames the ensuing discourse as a valid Shaiva tradition: Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are upheld as scripturally transmitted practices received through guru–śiṣya lineages.
The practical takeaway is śravaṇa and smaraṇa: regularly hear the Shiva Purana in a disciplined setting and support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady daily sādhana.