शैवविवाहस्य द्वैविध्यम्The two kinds of Śaiva marriage
Verse 269
शैवो विवाहो द्विविधः कुलचक्रे विधीयते । चक्रस्य नियमेनैको द्वितीयो जीवनावधि ॥ २६९ ॥
śaivō vivāhō dvividhaḥ kulacakrē vidhīyatē | cakrasya niyamēnaikō dvitīyō jīvanāvadhi || 269 ||
Translation
The Śaiva marriage in the kula circle is of two kinds: one by the rule of the circle, the other for life.
Word by word
- śaivaḥ
- (śaivaḥ) the Śaiva
- vivāhaḥ
- (vivāhaḥ) marriage
- dvividhaḥ
- (dvividhaḥ) of two kinds
- kula
- kula
- cakrē
- in the circle
- vidhīyatē
- is laid down
- cakrasya
- of the circle
- niyamēna
- by the rule
- ēkaḥ
- (ekaḥ) one
- dvitīyaḥ
- (dvitīyaḥ) the second
- jīvana
- life
- avadhi
- lasting
Meaning
The Śaiva marriage takes place in the kula-cakra, the circle of worship of chapters 6 and 8 (8.177 first named it). One kind lasts for the duration of the circle; the other is for life. What the Tantra prescribes here is its own teaching, given as the text presents it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 268.