मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
शिवाज्ञप्तास्तदा सर्वे मदीयमिति यन्त्रिताः । शिवकार्यमिदं सर्वं चक्रिरे शिवसेवनम्
śivājñaptāstadā sarve madīyamiti yantritāḥ | śivakāryamidaṃ sarvaṃ cakrire śivasevanam
Rồi tất cả đều vâng mệnh Đức Śiva, tự ràng buộc trong ý niệm: “Chúng ta thuộc về Ngài”, mà thực hiện trọn vẹn công việc này như chính Phật sự của Śiva—nhờ đó chuyên tâm phụng sự và thờ phượng Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse articulates the devotional psychology of servitude—‘we belong to him’—central to Śaiva bhakti and Siddhānta dāsya-bhāva.
Significance: Teaches śaraṇāgati and sevā as the path of grace: the gods themselves become exemplars of disciplined service under Śiva’s command.
It teaches Śiva-bhakti through surrendered identity: when one feels “I belong to Śiva,” actions become Shiva-kārya (divine duty) rather than ego-driven karma, aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).
Śiva-sevanam here points to concrete devotion to Saguna Śiva—service and worship offered as obedience to Śiva’s will, the same spirit that underlies Linga-pūjā where the devotee acts as an instrument of Śiva.
Practice inner surrender while doing worship: repeat the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the bhāva “madīyam iti” (I am Śiva’s), and perform daily Shiva-sevā such as Linga-abhisheka or offering bhasma/tripuṇḍra with devotion.