Shloka 8
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शम्भोः प्रहृष्टास्ते प्रणम्य तम् । परिक्रम्य ययुर्धाम शंसन्तः स्वं विधिम्परम्
ityākarṇya vacaśśambhoḥ prahṛṣṭāste praṇamya tam | parikramya yayurdhāma śaṃsantaḥ svaṃ vidhimparam
Услышав эти слова Шамбху (Господа Шивы), они исполнились радости. Поклонившись Ему и совершив обход вокруг Него, они отправились в свои обители, прославляя высший установленный Им долг — дхарму, которой Он их наставил.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of śaraṇāgati: hearing Śiva’s instruction, responding with joy and humility (praṇāma), honoring Him through parikrama, and then living out one’s ordained dharma as a sacred discipline.
The actions of bowing and circumambulating are core forms of saguna-upāsanā commonly offered to Śiva in temple worship—especially around the Śiva-liṅga—showing devotion expressed through embodied ritual reverence.
Perform praṇāma and parikrama with mindful remembrance of Śiva; as a simple daily practice, combine it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while reaffirming one’s dharmic duties.