Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

हरिद्राकुङ्कुमं चैव सिन्दूरं कज्जलादिकम् । कूर्पासकञ्च ताम्बूलं मांगल्याभरणादिकम्

Transliteration

haridrākuṅkumaṃ caiva sindūraṃ kajjalādikam | kūrpāsakañca tāmbūlaṃ māṃgalyābharaṇādikam

Translation

Kurkuma und kuṅkuma, sindūra (Zinnoberrot), Kajal und dergleichen; ebenso Baumwolle; Zubereitungen von tāmbūla (Betel); sowie glückverheißender Schmuck und Ähnliches — all dies ist in den heiligen Observanzen der Verehrung der Devī bereitzulegen/darzubringen, in Bhakti zum göttlichen Hausstand Śivas.

Word by Word

• हरिद्रा-कुङ्कुमम्: turmeric and saffron (vermilion powder)
• हरिद्रा-कुङ्कुमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिद्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (हरिद्रा च कुङ्कुमं च)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• सिन्दूरम्: vermilion
• सिन्दूरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कज्जल-आदिकम्: kohl and the like
• कज्जल-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कज्जल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कज्जलम् आदि यस्य तत्/कज्जलादि)

• कूर्पासकम्: cotton (for adornment)
• कूर्पासकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूर्पासक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (leaf)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माङ्गल्य-आभरण-आदिकम्: auspicious ornaments and the like
• माङ्गल्य-आभरण-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माङ्गल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (माङ्गल्यानि आभरणानि तेषाम् आदिः/आदिकम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that devotion is expressed through śuddha (pure) and māṅgalya (auspicious) offerings—external acts that support inner bhakti and reverence toward Śiva-Śakti, aligning the household and mind toward dharma and grace.

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

These items commonly accompany saguna-upāsanā (devotional worship with form), where Śiva is honored along with Śakti; such offerings complement Linga worship by emphasizing reverence, purity, and auspiciousness in ritual context.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform orderly pūjā with clean, auspicious materials (e.g., turmeric, kuṅkuma, dīpa with cotton wick, tāmbūla), while maintaining mantra-bhāvanā—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” during the offering.