Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

मङ्गलध्वनिगानश्च बभूव बहु सर्वतः । वाद्यध्वनिरभूद्रम्यो सर्वानन्दप्रवर्द्धनः

Transliteration

maṅgaladhvanigānaśca babhūva bahu sarvataḥ | vādyadhvanirabhūdramyo sarvānandapravarddhanaḥ

Translation

ہر طرف بکثرت منگل گیتوں اور جشن کی آوازیں بلند ہوئیں۔ سازوں کی دلکش گونج نے سب کے آنند میں اضافہ کیا۔

Word by Word

• मङ्गलध्वनिगानः: the singing of auspicious sounds
• मङ्गलध्वनिगानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल-ध्वनि-गान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मङ्गलस्य ध्वनिः—तस्य गानम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बभूव: became/occurred
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

• सर्वतः: everywhere, on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वाद्यध्वनिः: the sound of instruments
• वाद्यध्वनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य-ध्वनि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाद्यानां ध्वनिः)

• अभूत्: was/occurred
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रम्यः: pleasant, delightful
• रम्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वाद्यध्वनिः)

• सर्वानन्दप्रवर्द्धनः: increasing everyone’s joy
• सर्वानन्दप्रवर्द्धनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-आनन्द-प्रवर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् आनन्दस्य प्रवर्द्धनः) विशेषणम् (वाद्यध्वनिः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Auspicious music and maṅgala-gāna mirror temple utsava culture; such sound (nāda) steadies the mind and supports devotional recollection of Śiva.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

FAQs

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

It portrays the sattvic, auspicious atmosphere that naturally surrounds dharmic events—where shared devotion (bhakti) expresses itself as mangala-dhvani, expanding collective ānanda and supporting a Shiva-centered sacred mood.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, external expressions—kīrtana, maṅgala-gīta, and instrumental music—serve as offerings (upacāras) that steady the mind and intensify devotion, making the ritual space fit for honoring the Śiva-liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests kīrtana/maṅgala-gāna as a devotional practice alongside pūjā—chanting Shiva’s names (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) in a harmonious, uplifting setting.