वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts
Dāna
अदितिरुवाच । भोजनान्ते शिवः शम्भुं मुखं शुद्ध्यर्थमादरात् । जलं देहि महाप्रीत्या दम्पतिप्रेम दुर्लभम्
aditiruvāca | bhojanānte śivaḥ śambhuṃ mukhaṃ śuddhyarthamādarāt | jalaṃ dehi mahāprītyā dampatiprema durlabham
Aditi thưa: “Sau bữa ăn, Śivā (trong vai người vợ chí thành) kính cẩn xin Śambhu nước để súc miệng cho thanh tịnh. ‘Xin ban nước với tình thương sâu đậm—sự hòa hợp yêu thương của vợ chồng quả thật hiếm có.’”
Aditi
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
The verse elevates simple household service (seva) into bhakti: caring acts done with reverence become worship of Pati (Śiva) and nurture dharmic harmony, which is described as rare and precious.
It reflects Saguna Śiva-bhakti through intimate, personal service—offering water for purification parallels offering water (jala/abhisheka) to the Śiva-liṅga with devotion and attentiveness.
Practice mindful water-offering as a form of seva: offer water with devotion (as in arghya/ācamanīya), remembering Śiva through the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while maintaining purity and gratitude.