Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

सुस्नाता भर्तृवदनमीक्षेतान्यस्य न क्वचित् । अथवा मनसि ध्यात्वा पतिम्भानुम्विलोकयेत

Transliteration

susnātā bhartṛvadanamīkṣetānyasya na kvacit | athavā manasi dhyātvā patimbhānumvilokayeta

Translation

Nachdem sie sich gut gebadet hat, soll sie nur das Antlitz ihres Gatten anschauen und niemals anderswohin blicken. Oder, indem sie ihren Herrn (den Ehemann) im Herzen meditiert, soll sie die Sonne betrachten und den Gatten als inneres Betrachtungsobjekt halten.

Word by Word

• सु-स्नाता: well-bathed
• सु-स्नाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + स्ना (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकृदन्त/क्त (PPP) ‘स्नात’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-पूर्वपद ‘सु-’ (well)

• भर्तृ-वदनम्: the husband’s face
• भर्तृ-वदनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भर्तुः वदनम्)

• ईक्षेत: should look at
• ईक्षेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्यस्य: of another (man)
• अन्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ever/anywhere)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive: or else)

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘ध्यात्वा’

• पतिम्: the husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भानुम्: the sun
• भानुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमान/विधेय-विशेष्यभावे (as the sun)

• विलोकयेत: should gaze upon
• विलोकयेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लोक् (धातु)
• Form: वि-उपसर्ग; विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches sensory restraint and one-pointedness: after purification by bathing, the gaze and mind are to be disciplined, directed toward the rightful object (the husband as dharmic focus) and ultimately toward the inner Lord (Pati) through meditation.

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

The verse models Saguna-upāsanā through a concrete support for attention: by holding the ‘pati’ in mind and fixing the gaze, the devotee learns steadiness (ekāgratā), which is the same mental discipline used in Linga-darśana and Shiva-pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple discipline is given: bathe (outer purification), then practice guarded vision and mental dhyāna—contemplating the chosen object within and using a visible support like the Sun for steady attention.