Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation
तथैव मुनयो नागास्सिद्धा उपसुरा स्तथा । आययुश्चापरेऽपीह सोत्सवास्सुनिमन्त्रिताः
tathaiva munayo nāgāssiddhā upasurā stathā | āyayuścāpare'pīha sotsavāssunimantritāḥ
同样地，诸牟尼圣者、那伽、悉地者，以及随侍的半神（优婆苏罗）也来到那里；又有许多其他众生亦被如法邀请而至，欢欣鼓舞，宛如庆典。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights that when a sacred Shaiva event unfolds, beings across realms—sages, siddhas, and nāgas—naturally gather, showing the universal pull of Shiva-tattva and the auspiciousness (maṅgala) of devotion expressed as utsava.
The verse depicts a celebratory divine assembly around a sacred occurrence connected to Shiva’s manifest (saguṇa) līlā; such gatherings mirror how devotees congregate for Linga worship and festivals, affirming Shiva’s accessible grace in ritual and story.
The takeaway is to approach Shiva worship with utsava-bhāva—join satsanga, attend temple festivals, and accompany pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a communal and inner celebration.