Shloka 31
शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī
प्रविष्टे तत्र सदृतौ ववौ स मलयो मरुत् । सुगंधिगंधपुष्पेण मोदकश्च सुगंधियुक्
praviṣṭe tatra sadṛtau vavau sa malayo marut | sugaṃdhigaṃdhapuṣpeṇa modakaśca sugaṃdhiyuk
جب وہاں وہ مبارک رِتو داخل ہوئی تو ملایہ کی ہوا چلنے لگی، خوشبودار پھولوں کی مہک لیے؛ اور فضا کی سرشاری بھی عطر سے بھر گئی۔
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
The verse presents nature itself becoming pure and fragrant, a Shaiva motif where outer auspiciousness mirrors inner sattva—preparing the mind for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and receptive grace.
Fragrance, flowers, and a sanctified atmosphere are classic upacāras (offerings) in Saguna Shiva worship; the verse evokes the devotional setting in which Shiva is honored through sensory purity and reverence.
Offer fragrant flowers while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate a ‘fragrant mind’—cleanliness, calm breath, and gentle attention—before Linga-darśana or japa.