Shloka 16

Vyasa

पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya

Devanagari script

भुंज्याद्भुक्ते प्रिये पत्यौ पातिव्रत्यपरायणा । तिष्ठेत्तस्मिंञ्छिवे नारी सर्वथा सति तिष्ठति

Transliteration

bhuṃjyādbhukte priye patyau pātivratyaparāyaṇā | tiṣṭhettasmiṃñchive nārī sarvathā sati tiṣṭhati

Translation

Eine hingebungsvolle Gattin, ganz dem Gelübde der Pativratā zugewandt, soll erst essen, nachdem ihr geliebter Ehemann gegessen hat. In Śiva gegründet, der im Gatten gegenwärtig ist, verweilt die Frau in jeder Hinsicht im Zustand der Satī—standhaft in Tugend und Heilsamkeit.

Word by Word

भुञ्ज्यात्should eat

भुक्ते(when) eaten / after (he) has eaten

प्रियेbeloved

पत्यौin/with regard to the husband

पातिव्रत्य-परायणाdevoted to wifely fidelity

तिष्ठेत्should remain/stand

तस्मिन्in that

शिवेin Śiva

नारीwoman

सर्वथाin every way; always

सतिwhen (he) is present/being (true)

तिष्ठतिremains/stands

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana’s teaching as conveyed in the Rudrasaṃhitā to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that household discipline and fidelity (pātivratya) can become a form of Shaiva bhakti when one recognizes Shiva as the indwelling auspicious reality (Śiva-tattva) and lives with steadiness, purity, and self-restraint.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse points to Saguna Shiva as present in relational life—honoring the husband as a locus of Shiva’s auspicious presence—while implying the deeper truth that Shiva pervades all; this complements Linga worship by extending reverence from the shrine into daily conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of Shiva) during household duties, offering food and actions mentally to Shiva; if one practices, one may pair this with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before meals as an inner offering.