Shloka 8

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शम्भोः प्रहृष्टास्ते प्रणम्य तम् । परिक्रम्य ययुर्धाम शंसन्तः स्वं विधिम्परम्

Transliteration

ityākarṇya vacaśśambhoḥ prahṛṣṭāste praṇamya tam | parikramya yayurdhāma śaṃsantaḥ svaṃ vidhimparam

Translation

听闻商婆（主湿婆）之言，他们欢喜充满。礼拜于主，绕行而行礼后，便回归各自住处，称颂主所教示的至上法则（达摩）。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: thus)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+हृष् (धातु) → प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकालिक-विशेषण (past participial adjective)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed to
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिक्रम्य: having circumambulated
• परिक्रम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• धाम: to (their) abode
• धाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंसन्तः: praising/declaring
• शंसन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु) → शंसन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्वम्: their own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• विधिम्: rule/ordinance/duty
• विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परम्: supreme/excellent
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of śaraṇāgati: hearing Śiva’s instruction, responding with joy and humility (praṇāma), honoring Him through parikrama, and then living out one’s ordained dharma as a sacred discipline.

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

The actions of bowing and circumambulating are core forms of saguna-upāsanā commonly offered to Śiva in temple worship—especially around the Śiva-liṅga—showing devotion expressed through embodied ritual reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform praṇāma and parikrama with mindful remembrance of Śiva; as a simple daily practice, combine it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while reaffirming one’s dharmic duties.