Shloka 35

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

शिवाज्ञप्तास्तदा सर्वे मदीयमिति यन्त्रिताः । शिवकार्यमिदं सर्वं चक्रिरे शिवसेवनम्

Transliteration

śivājñaptāstadā sarve madīyamiti yantritāḥ | śivakāryamidaṃ sarvaṃ cakrire śivasevanam

Translation

அப்போது அனைவரும் சிவனின் ஆணையால், ‘நாம் அவருக்கே உரியவர்கள்’ என்ற உணர்வால் கட்டுப்பட்டு, இவ்வெல்லாம் சிவனுடைய பணியே எனச் செய்து, சிவசேவையில் ஈடுபட்டனர்।

Word by Word

• शिवाज्ञप्ताः: commanded by Śiva
• शिवाज्ञप्ताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (adjective of sarve)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + आज्ञप्त (प्रातिपदिक; √ज्ञा + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘शिवस्य आज्ञप्ताः’ = commanded by Śiva), भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘देवाः’ इत्यादीनां बोधकः

• मदीयम्: mine
• मदीयम्: सम्बन्ध (Possessive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-विशेषण (possessive adjective: ‘mine’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘इदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (understood)

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• यन्त्रिताः: restrained/impelled/controlled
• यन्त्रिताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (adjective of sarve)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यन्त्र (धातु/नामधातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘नियन्त्रिताः/प्रेरिताः’ अर्थे

• शिवकार्यम्: Śiva’s work
• शिवकार्यम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘शिवस्य कार्यम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शिवकार्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शिवकार्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चक्रिरे: did/performed
• चक्रिरे: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• शिवसेवनम्: service to Śiva
• शिवसेवनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘शिवस्य सेवनम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘चक्रिरे’ इत्यस्य कर्म

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse articulates the devotional psychology of servitude—‘we belong to him’—central to Śaiva bhakti and Siddhānta dāsya-bhāva.

Significance: Teaches śaraṇāgati and sevā as the path of grace: the gods themselves become exemplars of disciplined service under Śiva’s command.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Śiva-bhakti through surrendered identity: when one feels “I belong to Śiva,” actions become Shiva-kārya (divine duty) rather than ego-driven karma, aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).

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

Śiva-sevanam here points to concrete devotion to Saguna Śiva—service and worship offered as obedience to Śiva’s will, the same spirit that underlies Linga-pūjā where the devotee acts as an instrument of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inner surrender while doing worship: repeat the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the bhāva “madīyam iti” (I am Śiva’s), and perform daily Shiva-sevā such as Linga-abhisheka or offering bhasma/tripuṇḍra with devotion.