Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

उद्वाहार्थं महेशस्य तत्क्षणादेव सुव्रताः ब्रह्मणा कल्पितं दिव्यं पुरं रत्नमयं शुभम्

Transliteration

udvāhārthaṃ maheśasya tatkṣaṇādeva suvratāḥ brahmaṇā kalpitaṃ divyaṃ puraṃ ratnamayaṃ śubham

Translation

Hỡi những bậc giữ giới nguyện kiên cố, vì lễ thành hôn thiêng liêng của Mahādeva, ngay trong khoảnh khắc ấy Brahmā đã tạo dựng một thành đô thần diệu, cát tường, rực rỡ—kết bằng châu báu.

Word by Word

• उद्वाहार्थम्: for the purpose of the wedding

• महेशस्य: of Maheśa (Śiva, the Pati)

• तत्क्षणात् एव: at that very moment

• सुव्रताः: O people of noble vows / steadfast observers of vows

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā

• कल्पितम्: fashioned, created by intention

• दिव्यम्: divine, celestial

• पुरम्: city, fortress-city

• रत्नमयम्: made of gems, jewel-built

• शुभम्: auspicious, благоприятное

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva (Pati) as the central divine reality whose auspicious rites sanctify space itself—Brahmā manifests a jewel-like sacred city, mirroring how a consecrated Linga transforms an ordinary place into a śiva-kṣetra (Shiva-field) fit for worship.

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

Śiva is presented as Maheśa, the supreme Lord (Pati) for whose divine union the cosmos rearranges instantly; this implies his sovereignty over manifestation, where even Brahmā’s creative act serves Śiva’s higher purpose.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the principle of sacred-space creation (kṣetra-samskāra) for Śaiva rites—preparing a pure, auspicious environment for Śiva’s worship and divine union, a foundational attitude for Pāśupata discipline: purity, vow-observance (vrata), and consecrated setting.