Shloka 44
निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva
गोदावरी च यमुना ब्रह्मस्त्रीर्वेणिका तथा । आययौ हिमशैलम्वै विवाहश्शिवयोरिति
godāvarī ca yamunā brahmastrīrveṇikā tathā | āyayau himaśailamvai vivāhaśśivayoriti
พระนที ‘โคทาวรี’ และ ‘ยมุนา’ พร้อมด้วยธิดาพรหมาและ ‘เวณิกา’ ก็พากันมายังหิมาลัย เพราะที่นั่นจะมีพิธีอภิเษกของพระศิวะกับพระปารวตี
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: The verse frames the Himālaya as the cosmic wedding-ground (vivāha-maṇḍapa) where sacred rivers and divine attendants converge to witness Śiva–Pārvatī’s union, a paradigmatic event of auspiciousness rather than a specific Jyotirliṅga origin.
Significance: Darśana of the divine marriage is treated as śubha-saṃskāra at a cosmic scale—hearing/remembering it is said in Purāṇic idiom to confer puṇya, harmony in household life, and bhakti toward the Divine Couple.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Divine wedding (Śiva–Pārvatī vivāha) as an auspicious cosmic convergence of tīrthas and devas
FAQs
The verse portrays all sacred powers—personified as revered rivers and celestial beings—gathering for Śiva and Pārvatī’s union, signaling that the divine marriage is a cosmic event where śakti (Pārvatī) and pati (Śiva) harmonize for the welfare and uplift of the worlds.
Though narrative in form, it supports Saguna-Śiva devotion: the Supreme is approached lovingly through divine līlā. In Śaiva Siddhānta terms, the compassionate Lord (Pati) becomes accessible to bound souls (paśu) through sacred occasions that inspire bhakti, purity, and temple-style worship.
A practical takeaway is tīrtha-smaraṇa and śiva-bhakti: remember sacred rivers, maintain purity, and worship Śiva with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) on auspicious days, offering water/abhiṣeka in the spirit of attending the divine wedding.