Shloka 12

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

ततश्शंभुः प्रहृष्टात्मा दर्शयंल्लौकिकीं गतिम् । उवाच मुनिवर्य त्वां प्रीणयञ्छुभया गिरा

Transliteration

tataśśaṃbhuḥ prahṛṣṭātmā darśayaṃllaukikīṃ gatim | uvāca munivarya tvāṃ prīṇayañchubhayā girā

Translation

అనంతరం శంభువు అంతరంగానందంతో, లీలార్థం లోకరీతిని ప్రదర్శిస్తూ, శుభవాక్యాలతో నిన్ను సంతోషపరచి, ఓ మునిశ్రేష్ఠా, ఇలా పలికెను।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• प्रहृष्ट-आत्मा: whose heart was delighted
• प्रहृष्ट-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘प्रहृष्टः आत्मा यस्य सः’ (whose self is delighted)

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) [णिच् causative: दर्शयति]
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लौकिकीम्: worldly
• लौकिकीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• गतिम्: course/way
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुनिवर्य: O best of sages
• मुनिवर्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘मुनिषु वर्यः’ (best among sages)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रीणयन्: pleasing
• प्रीणयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु) [णिच् causative: प्रीणयति]
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुभया: with auspicious
• शुभया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गिरा: speech/words
• गिरा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva’s grace: though supremely transcendent, he adopts a “worldly” mode as divine līlā to guide devotees and sages gently through auspicious instruction.

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

“Displaying a worldly manner” points to Saguna Shiva—Shiva accessible through form, speech, and narrative. Linga-worship likewise approaches the formless (nirguna) through a sanctified, worshipable presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śubha-vāk (auspicious speech) and bhakti-oriented listening (śravaṇa). Practically, recite the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with reverence and maintain pure, benevolent speech as part of daily Shiva-sādhanā.