Shloka 15

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

करिष्येऽहं विवाहं च तस्या वश्यो हि भक्तितः । सप्तर्षिभिस्साधितश्च तल्लग्नं शोधितं च तैः

Transliteration

kariṣye'haṃ vivāhaṃ ca tasyā vaśyo hi bhaktitaḥ | saptarṣibhissādhitaśca tallagnaṃ śodhitaṃ ca taiḥ

Translation

నేను ఆమె వివాహాన్ని నిశ్చయంగా నిర్వహిస్తాను; భక్తివలన నేను నిజంగా ఆమె వశుడనయ్యాను. సప్తర్షులు శుభలగ్నాన్ని సిద్ధం చేసి, పరిశీలించి ధృవీకరించారు.

Word by Word

• करिष्ये: I shall do
• करिष्ये: क्रिया (Verb/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विवाहम्: marriage
• विवाहम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वश्यः: submissive / under control
• वश्यः: विधेय (predicate complement of अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कारण/अवधानबोधक

• भक्ति-तः: from devotion
• भक्ति-तः: हेतु (cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (because of devotion)

• सप्त-ऋषिभिः: by the seven sages
• सप्त-ऋषिभिः: कर्तृ (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (सप्त ऋषयः)

• साधितः: accomplished / arranged
• साधितः: क्रिया-भाव (predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधित (कृदन्त, √साध् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त; कर्मणि (‘was accomplished/arranged’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्-लग्नम्: that auspicious time (wedding moment)
• तत्-लग्नम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता) (in passive-style predication with शोधितम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य लग्नम्)

• शोधितम्: verified / purified
• शोधितम्: क्रिया-भाव (predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोधित (कृदन्त, √शुध्/√शोध् धातु causative sense)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त; कर्मणि (‘was examined/verified/purified’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: कर्तृ (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Saptarishis

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as a sanctifying force: Parvati’s devotion becomes the spiritual cause that draws Shiva’s consenting grace, showing the Lord’s accessibility to sincere devotion within Shaiva dharma.

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

Shiva’s consent in a personal, relational form reflects Saguna Shiva—approachable and responsive—mirroring how devotees worship the Linga as a living presence who bestows grace when approached with steady bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes devotion and auspicious alignment; a practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with vrata-discipline, and performing worship at a sanctified time (muhūrta) with purity of intention.