Shloka 39

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे देवनिमन्त्रण देवागमन शिवयात्रावर्णनं नामैकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe devanimantraṇa devāgamana śivayātrāvarṇanaṃ nāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ ในศรีศิวมหาปุราณะ คัมภีร์ที่สอง ‘รุทรสังหิตา’ ภาคที่สาม ‘ปารวตีขันฑะ’ บทที่สามสิบเก้า อันมีนามว่า “การนิมนต์เทพ การเสด็จมาของเหล่าเทวะ และพรรณนาขบวนเสด็จของพระศิวะ” ได้สิ้นสุดลงแล้ว

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (title-compound)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying संहितायाम्)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘रुद्रस्य संहिता’)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying खण्डे)

• पार्वतीखण्डे: in the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa
• पार्वतीखण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘पार्वत्याः खण्डः’)

• देवनिमन्त्रणम्: invitation of the gods
• देवनिमन्त्रणम्: Vishaya (विषय/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + निमन्त्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘देवानां निमन्त्रणम्’/invitation of the gods)

• देवागमनम्: arrival of the gods
• देवागमनम्: Vishaya (विषय/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘देवानाम् आगमनम्’/arrival of the gods)

• शिवयात्रावर्णनम्: description of Śiva’s journey
• शिवयात्रावर्णनम्: Vishaya (विषय/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + यात्रा + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (‘शिवस्य यात्रायाः वर्णनम्’/description of Śiva’s journey/procession)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (particle meaning ‘named/called’)

• एकोनचत्वारिंशः: thirty-ninth
• एकोनचत्वारिंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + ऊन + चत्वारिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-समास (‘एकेन ऊनः चत्वारिंशत्’ = 39th) विशेषण (qualifying अध्यायः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Heading subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking completion of a sacred narrative unit; it highlights that even the Devas participate in Śiva’s līlā, affirming Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose auspicious acts sanctify devotees who hear and remember them.

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

By naming “Śiva’s procession” and the Devas’ participation, it emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Śiva accessible through form, story, and devotion—supporting Purāṇic worship where hearing (śravaṇa) and remembrance (smaraṇa) deepen reverence for Śiva and his sacred presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a concluding marker, it chiefly suggests śravaṇa and pāraṇa (devout completion) of the chapter; devotees may conclude with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a brief dhyāna on Śiva’s auspicious procession.