पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
ताडिता ताडितुं चेच्छेत्सा व्याघ्री वृषदंशिका । कटाक्षयति यान्यम्वै केकराक्षी तु सा भवेत्
tāḍitā tāḍituṃ cecchetsā vyāghrī vṛṣadaṃśikā | kaṭākṣayati yānyamvai kekarākṣī tu sā bhavet
إن كانت المرأةُ إذا ضُرِبتْ اشتهتْ أن تضربَ ردًّا، عُرِفتْ بـ«لبؤةٍ/نمرةٍ»—تعضُّ كالثور. أمّا التي ترمي بنظرةٍ جانبيةٍ إلى غير زوجها فتُسمّى حقًّا «كيكاراكشي» (ذات العينين الشاردتين/المتقاطعتين).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic discourse to the sages, within the Parvati Khanda’s didactic narration)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
It warns that uncontrolled reactions (retaliation) and impure attention (seeking others through suggestive glances) disturb dharma and inner purity; Shaiva discipline emphasizes mastery of impulse so the mind becomes fit for devotion to Pati (Shiva).
Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked with śauca (purity) and self-restraint; this verse frames ethical conduct as the foundation that stabilizes devotion, making external worship fruitful rather than merely ritualistic.
The implied practice is restraint of speech, gaze, and reaction; as a Shaiva takeaway, steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate non-reactivity before performing daily Shiva-pūjā.