Shloka 16

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

अद्यतस्सप्तमे चाह्नि तद्भविष्यति नारद । महोत्सवं करिष्यामि लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रितः

Transliteration

adyatassaptame cāhni tadbhaviṣyati nārada | mahotsavaṃ kariṣyāmi laukikīṃ gatimāśritaḥ

Translation

โอ้ นารท วันนับจากวันนี้ไปวันที่เจ็ด เหตุนั้นจักบังเกิด เราจักอาศัยแบบแผนโลกภายนอกแล้วจัดมหาเทศกาลอันยิ่งใหญ่

Word by Word

• अद्यतः: from today
• अद्यतः: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अपादानार्थे/कालवाचक-प्रयोगः; ‘from today’ (ablatival sense)

• सप्तमे: on the seventh
• सप्तमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ordinal ‘seventh’ qualifying ‘अह्नि’

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

• अह्नि: on the day
• अह्नि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative of time ‘on the day’

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; demonstrative ‘that’ (correlative)

• भविष्यति: will happen
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महोत्सवम्: a great festival
• महोत्सवम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘great’ qualifying ‘festival’

• करिष्यामि: I will do / I will perform
• करिष्यामि: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• लौकिकीम्: worldly
• लौकिकीम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; qualifying ‘गतिम्’

• गतिम्: course/way
• गतिम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आश्रितः: having resorted to
• आश्रितः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘having resorted to’ agreeing with implied speaker ‘अहम्’

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating to Nārada)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even when one adopts a “worldly” mode of action (laukikī gati), it can be employed in service of dharma—organizing sacred celebration at an auspicious time. In Shaiva understanding, outer rites and festivals can become vehicles for inner devotion when oriented toward the Divine.

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

By emphasizing mahotsava (great festival), the verse points to public, form-based devotion—typical of Saguna worship—where the Lord is honored through visible, communal rites. Such laukika expressions can support steady remembrance and reverence for Shiva’s manifest presence (including Linga worship) in society.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct takeaway is the observance of an auspiciously timed utsava (festival) as a devotional practice—supporting communal worship, vrata discipline, and mantra-japa. In a Shaiva setting, this commonly harmonizes with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and temple-style pūjā, even when conducted in a socially “worldly” format.