Shloka 54
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
दधीचिरुपमन्युश्च भरद्वाजोऽकृतव्रणः । पिप्पलादोऽथ कुशिकः कौत्सो व्यासः सशिष्यकः
dadhīcirupamanyuśca bharadvājo'kṛtavraṇaḥ | pippalādo'tha kuśikaḥ kautso vyāsaḥ saśiṣyakaḥ
దధీచి, ఉపమన్యు, భరద్వాజుడు, అకృతవ్రణుడు; తరువాత పిప్పలాదుడు, కుశికుడు, కౌత్సుడు, శిష్యులతో కూడిన వ్యాసుడు—ఈ పూజ్య ఋషులంతా అక్కడ ఉన్నారు.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; continues the authoritative roll-call. Vyāsa ‘with disciples’ highlights transmission (śiṣya-paramparā), a key Siddhānta emphasis for right knowledge (jñāna) leading to Śiva’s anugraha.
Significance: Association with Vyāsa and disciples symbolizes scriptural grounding; śravaṇa/manana of Śiva-kathā under a guru is implied as a purifier of pāśa.
FAQs
By listing eminent ṛṣis, the Purāṇa emphasizes the sanctity of satsanga and śravaṇa (devotional listening): the Shaiva teaching is preserved and transmitted through realized seers, making the narrative a trustworthy path toward Shiva-bhakti and liberation.
The presence of authoritative sages frames the ensuing discourse as a valid Shaiva tradition: Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are upheld as scripturally transmitted practices received through guru–śiṣya lineages.
The practical takeaway is śravaṇa and smaraṇa: regularly hear the Shiva Purana in a disciplined setting and support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady daily sādhana.