Shloka 52

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

कश्यपोऽत्रिर्वशिष्ठश्च गौतमो भागुरिर्गुरुः । कण्वो बृहस्पतिश्शक्तिर्जमदग्निः पराशरः

Transliteration

kaśyapo'trirvaśiṣṭhaśca gautamo bhāgurirguruḥ | kaṇvo bṛhaspatiśśaktirjamadagniḥ parāśaraḥ

Translation

ที่นั่นมี กัศยปะ อัตริ วสิษฐะ โคตมะ ภาคุริผู้เป็นครู กัณวะ พฤหัสปติ ศักติ ชมทัคนี และปราศระ มาประชุมพร้อมกัน

Word by Word

• kaśyapaḥ: Kaśyapa
• kaśyapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• atriḥ: Atri
• atriḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vaśiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vaśiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gautamaḥ: Gautama
• gautamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bhāguriḥ: Bhāguri
• bhāguriḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāguri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• guruḥ: Guru (teacher)
• guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kaṇvaḥ: Kaṇva
• kaṇvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• śaktiḥ: Śakti (sage Śakti)
• śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (ऋषिनाम)

• jamadagniḥ: Jamadagni
• jamadagniḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jamadagni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• parāśaraḥ: Parāśara
• parāśaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāśara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; this verse functions as a sabhā/pariṣad (assembly) catalogue of ṛṣis attending a Śaiva event, establishing Vedic authority and witness for the ensuing rite.

Significance: Merit accrues through śravaṇa (hearing) of Śiva-kathā in the presence of realized seers; the gathering models sat-saṅga as a means for loosening pāśa (bondage).

Characters & Entities

• Kashyapa
• Atri
• Vasishtha
• Gautama
• Bhaguri
• Kanva
• Brihaspati
• Shakti (sage)
• Jamadagni
• Parashara

FAQs

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

The verse lists revered Vedic seers, signaling that the Shaiva narration is upheld by rishi-authority and transmitted in a sanctified assembly—emphasizing satsanga and śraddhā as supports for devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

By placing eminent rishis and Bṛhaspati in the narrative setting, the text frames Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as consistent with Vedic lineage and guru-paramparā, not merely personal sentiment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is honoring guru and rishi-tradition: approach Śiva-kathā with purity, listen in a sacred gathering, and support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the foundational Shaiva discipline.