Shloka 9

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

अथ देवेश्वरश्शम्भुस्सामरस्त्वां मुने द्रुतम् । लौकिकाचारमाश्रित्य महालीलाकरः प्रभुः

Transliteration

atha deveśvaraśśambhussāmarastvāṃ mune drutam | laukikācāramāśritya mahālīlākaraḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ Śambhu, Đấng Chúa tể của chư thiên—hòa điệu cùng muôn loài—nhanh chóng ngỏ lời với hiền giả. Vị Chúa Tối Thượng, bậc thực hiện đại thần lạc (mahā-līlā), đã nương theo lễ nghi thế gian (laukika-ācāra) vì cuộc līlā của Ngài.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• देवेश्वरः: Lord of the gods
• देवेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स-अमरः: together with the immortals (gods)
• स-अमरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• लौकिक-आचारम्: worldly conduct
• लौकिक-आचारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौकिक (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to / adopting
• आश्रित्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• महा-लीला-करः: performer of great play (divine sport)
• महा-लीला-करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It shows that Śiva, though transcendental (Pati beyond worldly limits), willingly assumes ordinary social conduct to guide beings through dharma—turning worldly life itself into a means for grace and liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By highlighting Śiva’s ‘mahā-līlā’, the verse supports Saguna worship: devotees approach the Lord through His accessible forms and actions (including the Liṅga), through which the Nirguṇa reality compassionately becomes knowable.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Follow laukika-ācāra with Shaiva intent: daily purity and dharmic conduct, coupled with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and respectful worship of Śiva (Liṅga-pūjā) as an offering of one’s ordinary life.