Shloka 22

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

सर्व आयान्तु सोत्साहास्सर्वशोभासमन्विताः । सस्त्रीसुतगणाः प्रीत्या मम शासनगौरवात्

Transliteration

sarva āyāntu sotsāhāssarvaśobhāsamanvitāḥ | sastrīsutagaṇāḥ prītyā mama śāsanagauravāt

Translation

அனைவரும் உற்சாகம் நிறைந்து, எல்லாச் சிறப்புகளாலும் அலங்கரித்து வருக; மனைவி, பிள்ளைகள், பரிவாரத்துடன், என் ஆணையின் மகிமைக்கு மரியாதை கொண்டு, மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் வருக.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (persons)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आयान्तु: let them come
• आयान्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• स-उत्साहाः: with enthusiasm
• स-उत्साहाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + उत्साह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjectival)

• सर्व-शोभा-समन्विताः: endowed with all splendor
• सर्व-शोभा-समन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभा (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjectival)

• स-स्त्री-सुत-गणाः: groups with wives and sons
• स-स्त्री-सुत-गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रीत्या: with affection / out of love
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ/भावे (as cause/manner)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शासन-गौरवात्: because of the weight/authority of (my) command
• शासन-गौरवात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक) + गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); कारणार्थे (cause: because of)

Speaker

Goddess Pārvatī (issuing an instruction in the narrative context of the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights śraddhā and bhakti expressed as joyful, willing participation in a sacred gathering—honouring divine instruction as a dharmic act that supports auspiciousness and inner purification.

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

The verse reflects Saguna devotion: devotees assemble with enthusiasm and auspicious adornment, treating the divine directive as sacred—mirroring how communities gather for Liṅga-pūjā with reverence and order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to attend Śiva gatherings (pūjā, vrata, kathā) with utsāha and purity, bringing one’s family in a sattvic spirit; mentally, cultivate obedience to dharma as an offering (ārpaṇa) to Śiva.