Shloka 31
प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः
Departure and Lament in Separation
इत्येवङ्क थितस्तात शिवोद्वाहस्सुमंगलः । शोकघ्नो हर्षजनक आयुष्यो धनवर्द्धनः
ityevaṅka thitastāta śivodvāhassumaṃgalaḥ | śokaghno harṣajanaka āyuṣyo dhanavarddhanaḥ
इत्येवं तात कथितः शिवोद्वाहः सुमङ्गलः। शोकघ्नो हर्षजनक आयुष्यः धनवर्द्धनः॥
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Functions as phalaśruti: the narration of Śiva’s wedding is declared supremely auspicious, grief-destroying, joy-producing, life-promoting, and wealth-increasing—typical Purāṇic assurance of benefit to listeners/reciters.
Significance: Śravaṇa/paṭhana of the vivāha-kathā is presented as a merit-yielding act that alleviates duḥkha and supports āyuḥ and śrī—interpretable in Siddhānta as Śiva’s anugraha reducing pāśa (bondage) effects in lived experience.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It states the phala-śruti (spiritual fruit) of hearing/remembering Śiva’s divine marriage: it removes grief and strengthens auspiciousness in the devotee’s life, supporting bhakti that purifies the mind and turns it toward Śiva (Pati) as the liberating Lord.
By praising Śiva’s līlā in a personal (saguṇa) form, it encourages devotional śravaṇa and smaraṇa; this devotion naturally culminates in Linga-worship as Śiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing presence in ritual and contemplation.
Śravaṇa/pāṭha (listening to or reciting) the Śivodvāha narrative with devotion, followed by simple Śiva-upāsanā—such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering water to the Liṅga—aligning one’s mind with auspiciousness and inner steadiness.