Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । एवमुक्तस्तदा शम्भुर्विष्णुना परमेश्वरः । लौकिकाचारनिरतो विधिना तच्चकार सः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | evamuktastadā śambhurviṣṇunā parameśvaraḥ | laukikācāranirato vidhinā taccakāra saḥ

Translation

梵天说道：毗湿奴如此启请之后，商婆（湿婆）——至上主宰——为护持世间正行，便依照所规定的仪轨完成了那件事。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• उक्तः: having been addressed / spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

• लौकिक: worldly
• लौकिक: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-विशेषण (in compound)

• आचार: conduct, practice
• आचार: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• निरतः: engaged, devoted
• निरतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (engaged)

• विधिना: according to rule / by proper procedure
• विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that (act)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चकार: did, performed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that Śiva, though Paramēśvara (Pati, the Supreme), willingly honors loka-ācāra and vidhi to uphold dharma—teaching that spiritual authority is expressed through disciplined, compassionate order rather than disregard for sacred norms.

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

It supports Saguna worship by showing the Lord engaging in visible, rule-based action (vidhi). Linga-pūjā likewise emphasizes approaching Śiva through prescribed methods—purity, mantra, and proper observance—so devotion becomes steady and transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is adherence to vidhi in practice: perform Shiva-pūjā with regulated steps—mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), clean conduct, and consistent observance—rather than casual or impulsive worship.