Shloka 12

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

गणपाश् च महाभागाः सर्वलोकनमस्कृताः उद्वाहः शङ्करस्येति तत्राजग्मुर्मुदान्विताः

Transliteration

gaṇapāś ca mahābhāgāḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtāḥ udvāhaḥ śaṅkarasyeti tatrājagmurmudānvitāḥ

Translation

Và các đoàn Gaṇa—bậc đại phúc, được muôn cõi kính lễ—nghe rằng: “Đây là lễ thành hôn của Śaṅkara,” liền đến nơi ấy, tràn đầy hoan hỷ.

Word by Word

• गणपाः: the Gaṇa-hosts (attendants of Shiva)

• च: and

• महाभागाः: greatly fortunate, noble

• सर्वलोकनमस्कृताः: saluted (revered) by all worlds

• उद्वाहः: wedding, auspicious marriage rite

• शङ्करस्य: of Śaṅkara (Shiva)

• इति: thus (hearing/knowing)

• तत्र: there

• आजग्मुः: they went/arrived

• मुदान्विताः: endowed with joy, delighted

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shankara)
• Ganas

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Shiva’s auspicious, world-revered celebration as a sacred event that draws Shiva’s Gaṇas—implying that devotion to the Pati (Shiva) naturally gathers and sanctifies the cosmos, a key mood behind Linga-puja as a joyful, communal reverence.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By calling him Śaṅkara and presenting his udvāha as universally honored, the verse highlights Shiva as Pati—the beneficent Lord whose presence and acts are worthy of worship across all worlds, beyond sectarian limits.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to utsava-bhakti—devotional participation in Shiva’s sacred rites (udvāha) through joyful attendance and service, aligning with Shaiva discipline where the pashu approaches Pati through reverent action and remembrance.