Shloka 34
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
एतस्मिन्समये देवा विष्ण्वाद्या ये समागताः । यात्रां कारयितुं शम्भोस्तत्रोषुस्तेऽखिला मुने
etasminsamaye devā viṣṇvādyā ye samāgatāḥ | yātrāṃ kārayituṃ śambhostatroṣuste'khilā mune
ఆ సమయంలో విష్ణువాదిగా సమాగతమైన దేవతలందరూ, ఓ మునీ, శంభువుని యాత్రను నిర్వహించుటకై అక్కడే నిలిచిరి।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The verse describes a divine yātrā (procession) on Kailāsa arranged by the assembled devas; it functions as a prototype for temple processions rather than a specific Jyotirliṅga origin.
Significance: Highlights the merit of participating in/organizing Śiva-yātrā (utsava-sevā), a key public expression of bhakti and communal dharma.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that even the highest Devas honor Śiva through public sacred observance; such yātrā symbolizes collective bhakti and reverence to Pati (Śiva), drawing beings toward grace rather than mere status or power.
A yātrā is a Saguna mode of worship—celebrating Śiva as Śambhu in a form accessible to devotees—often centered on temple presence and Linga-upāsanā through offerings, hymns, and communal darśana.
It suggests organized devotional worship such as a Śiva-yātrā with mantra-japa (especially the pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reverent temple observance; the emphasis is on coordinated, disciplined bhakti.