Parvati Kalyanam | Sonnet – 7 | Shiv Parvati Wedding
Posted on 04 April 2024; 07:00 PM IST. Last Updated 18 April 2024; 05:50 PM IST.Summary: Parvati Kalyanam is a series of sonnets in English language, which describe Lord Shiva's wedding with Princess Parvati. This poem describes the Shiv Parvati wedding.
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Parvati Kalyanam : Sonnet - 7
Delight of King Himavat, knew no bounds,
cheer spread throughout, with great merriment;
Mountain ranges lit up, and played music bands,
Parvati, sparkled like a jewel, for the blessed moment.
Lord Shiv arrived, with a grand following,
simplicity of ascetics, failed, to suit the occasion;
Mainavati made, an incongruent, lengthy ranting,
Parvati pleaded to Shiv, to mend the situation.
Lord Shiv transformed, to meet the compliance,
guests were delighted to see, the charming Supernatural;
Lord Vishnu stood by, to bless the conformance,
Shiv Parvati wedded, by Vedic hymns and rituals.
Shiv Parvati forged, the entire existence,
encompassing time and space, as Nature’s confluence.
--- Pilla Gurumurty Patrudu
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Glossary:
| Himavat | Mount Himalaya; regarded as King of Mountains |
| Mainavati | Wife of Himavat; An angel. |
| Parvati | Daughter of Himavat & Mainavati; regarded as reincarnation of Mother Goddess or Devi Mata. |
| Lord Shiv | God of Gods as per Hinduism; regarded as an ascetic. |
| Lord Vishnu | God of Glory (authors translation); part of Hindu Trinity |
| Vedic | pertaining to Hindu Spiritual Knowledge (Vedas). |