शैवविवाहस्य द्वैविध्यम्The two kinds of Śaiva marriage
Verse 273
ततो वदेत् तां रमणीं कौलानां सन्निधौ शिवे । अकैतवेन चित्तेन पतिभावेन मां वृणु ॥ २७३ ॥
tatō vadēt tāṁ ramaṇīṁ kaulānāṁ sannidhau śivē | akaitavēna cittēna patibhāvēna māṁ vṛṇu || 273 ||
Translation
Then, in the presence of the Kaulas, O Śivā, he should say to that woman: "With a heart free of deceit, choose me as your husband."
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- vadēt
- should say
- tāṁ
- to that
- ramaṇīṁ
- woman
- kaulānāṁ
- of the Kaulas
- sannidhau
- in the presence
- śivē
- O Śivā
- akaitavēna
- free of deceit
- cittēna
- with a heart
- pati
- husband
- bhāvēna
- as
- māṁ
- me
- vṛṇu
- choose
Meaning
The woman is free to choose. Akaitava means without pretence.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Tataḥ" and the rest. O Śivā, Pārvatī, then the vīra, in the presence of the Kaulas, near them, should say to that woman: "O lovely one, with a mind free of deceit (akaitava, without pretence), choose me as your husband."