Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
भक्ताधिकारि-द्विजधर्म-योगिलक्षणवर्णनम् / Duties of Qualified Devotees and Marks of Yogins
स्त्रीणां तु भर्तृशुश्रूषा धर्मो नान्यस्सनातनः । ममार्चनं च कल्याणि नियोगो भर्तुरस्ति चेत्
strīṇāṃ tu bhartṛśuśrūṣā dharmo nānyassanātanaḥ | mamārcanaṃ ca kalyāṇi niyogo bharturasti cet
بالنسبة للنساء، فإن خدمة الزوج بإخلاص هي الدارما الأبدية، ولا دارما سواها. ويا ذات اليُمن، فإن عبادتي أنا أيضًا تصير واجبكِ إذا وُجد أمرُ الزوج أو إذنه.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Shiva is to be harmonized with one’s ordained dharma; spiritual practice becomes stable and sattvic when aligned with rightful conduct and discipline.
By mentioning “mamārcanam” (My worship), Shiva affirms Saguna upāsanā—such as Linga-arcana—while emphasizing that household worship should be performed in harmony with dharmic order.
Regular Shiva-arcana (puja) as a disciplined household practice—supported by devotion (bhakti) and right conduct; it may be paired with japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” according to one’s adhikāra.