Shloka 45

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

सा गर्भं पालयामास कथंचिन्मुनिपुङ्गवाः कुलसंधारणार्थाय शक्तिपत्नी पतिव्रता

Transliteration

sā garbhaṃ pālayāmāsa kathaṃcinmunipuṅgavāḥ kulasaṃdhāraṇārthāya śaktipatnī pativratā

Translation

O best of sages, she somehow sustained and protected the pregnancy—she, the devoted wife (pativratā) endowed with Śakti—solely to preserve the continuity of the family line.

Word by Word

• सा (sā): she

• गर्भं (garbhaṃ): the embryo/pregnancy

• पालयामास (pālayāmāsa): protected, sustained

• कथंचित् (kathaṃcit): somehow, by some means

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः (munipuṅgavāḥ): O best of sages

• कुलसंधारणार्थाय (kulasaṃdhāraṇārthāya): for the purpose of maintaining the lineage/family continuity

• शक्तिपत्नी (śaktipatnī): the Śakti-endowed wife (consort bearing spiritual power)

• पतिव्रता (pativratā): faithful to her husband, steadfast in marital vow

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames household dharma as Śiva-oriented: the śaktimat pativrata protects life and lineage, reflecting the sustaining power (śakti) that underlies auspicious continuity—an implied foundation for later Linga-pratiṣṭhā and kula-devatā worship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By highlighting “śaktipatnī,” it points to Śiva-tattva as inseparable from Śakti: Pati (the Lord) is known through His power that protects and sustains embodied existence (pashu) within dharmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is dharmic discipline (vrata) and protective restraint as a lived sādhana aligned with Śiva-Śakti.