Shloka 6

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

वाचयित्वा च तां सम्यग्स्वीचकार विधानतः । तज्जनन्यापयामास बहुसम्मान्य चादृतः

Transliteration

vācayitvā ca tāṃ samyagsvīcakāra vidhānataḥ | tajjananyāpayāmāsa bahusammānya cādṛtaḥ

Translation

令她如法诵读无误后，他依仪轨而纳受；继而以深厚的敬重与礼遇，遣人通告于她的母亲。

Word by Word

• vācayitvā: having made (it) be read
• vācayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vācaya (धातु √vac, णिच् causative) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from causative of √vac; ‘having caused to be read/recited’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tām: her/that (woman)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• svīcakāra: accepted
• svīcakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) with upasarga svī- (स्वी)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada; ‘accepted’

• vidhānataḥ: according to procedure
• vidhānataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्/तस्), ‘according to rule/procedure’

• tat: that (matter/thing)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• jananyā: by/through the mother
• jananyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jananī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āpayāmāsa: caused (it) to be obtained/brought
• āpayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √yam (धातु) (णिच्/causative stem āpaya-)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्-परस्मैपद, आम्-प्रत्यययुक्त), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ‘caused to obtain/caused to be brought’

• bahu: much, greatly
• bahu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable-like adjective used adverbially; ‘much/many’ (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)

• sammānya: having honored
• sammānya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √mān (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having honored/respected’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• ādṛtaḥ: respectful, with due regard
• ādṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + √dṛ (धातु) → ādṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively ‘being respectful/with respect’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that sacred relationships and life-transitions should be sanctified through vidhi (scriptural order) and guided by reverence—an expression of dharma aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on purified conduct supporting bhakti.

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

Though not directly about the Linga, it reflects the Saguna framework of Shiva Purana where divine grace and worldly rites harmonize—proper ritual order (vidhi) mirrors the disciplined approach used in Shiva’s worship and temple observances.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is adherence to prescribed recitation and procedure (śāstra-vidhi): correct mantra/śloka recitation with respect and purity, similar in spirit to regulated japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and orderly pūjā.