Shloka 20
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्तस्तु त्वया शम्भुश्शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः । प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मा सादरं त्वां मुनीश्वर
brahmovāca | ityuktastu tvayā śambhuśśaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ | pratyuvāca prasannātmā sādaraṃ tvāṃ munīśvara
Brahmā nói: Khi được ngươi thưa như vậy, Śambhu—Śaṅkara, Đấng luôn thương mến các tín đồ—đã đáp lại với tâm an nhiên, và nói với ngươi đầy kính trọng, hỡi bậc thánh hiền tối thượng.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as bhaktavatsala—responding to sincere approach with calm grace—showing that devotion and reverent inquiry draw the Lord’s compassionate guidance, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati’s anugraha (divine grace).
By naming Śiva as Śambhu and Śaṅkara and portraying Him as personally responding, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord as a compassionate, responsive deity, which underlies Linga worship as a living presence receiving prayer and granting grace.
The takeaway is sādarabhāva—respectful devotion in prayer: approach Śiva with humility, recite His names (e.g., Śambhu/Śaṅkara) or the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and listen inwardly for guidance with a शांत (serene) mind.