Shloka 30

निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva

Devanagari script

ससुतस्त्रीगणः प्रीत्या ययौ हिमगिरेर्गृहम् । आजगाम महाभाग्यो भूधरो गन्धमादनः

Transliteration

sasutastrīgaṇaḥ prītyā yayau himagirergṛham | ājagāma mahābhāgyo bhūdharo gandhamādanaḥ

Translation

Sa galak, ang bundok na si Himālaya ay umuwi sa kanyang tahanan kasama ang kanyang mga anak na lalaki at ang pangkat ng mga kababaihan. Pagkaraan, dumating din doon ang mapalad na Gandhamādana—ang tagapagsuporta ng daigdig.

Word by Word

• स-सुत-स्त्री-गणः: the group with sons and women
• स-सुत-स्त्री-गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/सह) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (a group with sons and women)

• प्रीत्या: with joy / out of affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हिमगिरेः: of Himagiri
• हिमगिरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आ-जगाम: came
• आ-जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गयुक्त

• महा-भाग्यः: very fortunate
• महा-भाग्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great + fortunate)

• भूधरः: mountain-bearer / mountain (as a personified one)
• भूधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गन्धमादनः: Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषनाम (proper name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

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

It presents an auspicious gathering around Himālaya’s household, indicating that supportive forces of dharma assemble when the divine narrative of Śiva–Pārvatī unfolds—an outer sign of inner readiness for bhakti and grace.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it frames the sacred environment in which devotion to Saguna Śiva matures; such accounts in the Rudra Saṃhitā prepare the mind for reverent worship, where the Lord is approached through form (liṅga/manifest līlā) leading toward higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take it as a cue for śubha-saṅga: begin worship with a joyful, purified mind—apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma), chant the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate sattvic companionship before japa or pūjā.