Shloka 12

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

ततश्शंभुः प्रहृष्टात्मा दर्शयंल्लौकिकीं गतिम् । उवाच मुनिवर्य त्वां प्रीणयञ्छुभया गिरा

Transliteration

tataśśaṃbhuḥ prahṛṣṭātmā darśayaṃllaukikīṃ gatim | uvāca munivarya tvāṃ prīṇayañchubhayā girā

Translation

پھر شَمبھو دل سے شادمان ہوا، لیلا کے لیے دنیاوی انداز ظاہر کرتا ہوا، مبارک کلمات سے تمہیں خوش کر کے، اے بہترین مُنی، یوں گویا ہوا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• प्रहृष्ट-आत्मा: whose heart was delighted
• प्रहृष्ट-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘प्रहृष्टः आत्मा यस्य सः’ (whose self is delighted)

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) [णिच् causative: दर्शयति]
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लौकिकीम्: worldly
• लौकिकीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुनिवर्य: O best of sages
• मुनिवर्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘मुनिषु वर्यः’ (best among sages)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रीणयन्: pleasing
• प्रीणयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु) [णिच् causative: प्रीणयति]
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुभया: with auspicious
• शुभया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गिरा: speech/words
• गिरा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva’s grace: though supremely transcendent, he adopts a “worldly” mode as divine līlā to guide devotees and sages gently through auspicious instruction.

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

“Displaying a worldly manner” points to Saguna Shiva—Shiva accessible through form, speech, and narrative. Linga-worship likewise approaches the formless (nirguna) through a sanctified, worshipable presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śubha-vāk (auspicious speech) and bhakti-oriented listening (śravaṇa). Practically, recite the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with reverence and maintain pure, benevolent speech as part of daily Shiva-sādhanā.