Shloka 12
पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
संज्ञा च सुमतिश्श्रद्धा मेना स्वाहा तथैव च । अन्या बह्व्योऽपि साध्व्यो हि नोक्ता विस्तरजाद्भयात्
saṃjñā ca sumatiśśraddhā menā svāhā tathaiva ca | anyā bahvyo'pi sādhvyo hi noktā vistarajādbhayāt
سَمْجْنْيا، وسوماتي، وشرَدْها، ومِينا، وكذلك سْفَاهَا—هؤلاء النسوةُ الصالحاتُ قد ذُكِرْنَ بالأسماء. وهناك كثيراتٌ غيرهنّ من العفيفات لم نُفَصِّلْ ذكرهنّ خشيةَ أن يطولَ السردُ ويستفيض.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It honors śraddhā (faith) and sādhutva (righteousness) as sacred qualities that support devotion to Shiva, while also showing the Purana’s method of selective narration to preserve the essential dharmic meaning.
By highlighting faith (Śraddhā) and virtuous living, it points to the inner qualifications that make Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā—fruitful and spiritually transformative.
Cultivate śraddhā alongside daily Shiva devotion—steady japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga-pūjā with a sincere, disciplined mind.