पुण्यान्वैवाहिकान्मंत्राञ्जेषुः संहृष्टमानसाः । एवं प्रतस्थेगिरिशो वीज्यमानश्च गंगया
puṇyānvaivāhikānmaṃtrāñjeṣuḥ saṃhṛṣṭamānasāḥ | evaṃ pratasthegiriśo vījyamānaśca gaṃgayā
Với lòng hân hoan, họ tụng các thần chú cát tường của lễ thành hôn. Thế rồi Girīśa (Śiva) lên đường, được Nữ thần Gaṅgā quạt mát và hầu cận.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (as divine attendant presence)
Type: river
Scene: A divine wedding procession: joyous priests chant vivāha-mantras; Śiva (Girīśa) moves forward in regal calm while Gaṅgā attends, fanning him like a gentle breeze; lamps, garlands, and celebrants fill the path.
Sacred rites become especially meritorious when performed with joyful devotion, honoring Śiva as the divine bridegroom.
The passage is set in the Himālaya region, evoking the sanctity of Himālaya and Gaṅgā as sacred presences in Śiva’s līlā.
The chanting of vaivāhika (marriage) mantras is highlighted as an auspicious component of the wedding rite.