Shloka 83

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

स्त्रीधर्मं चाकरोत्स्त्रीणां दुश्चारफलसिद्धिदम् चक्रुस्ताः सर्वदा लब्ध्वा सद्य एव फलं स्त्रियः

Transliteration

strīdharmaṃ cākarotstrīṇāṃ duścāraphalasiddhidam cakrustāḥ sarvadā labdhvā sadya eva phalaṃ striyaḥ

Translation

He established for women the sacred code of conduct called strī-dharma, by which the fruits of misconduct ripen into their due consequences. Having embraced it, those women ever received its result, and the fruit came to them at once.

Word by Word

• स्त्रीधर्मम्: women’s dharma / code of conduct

• च: and

• अकरोत्: established / instituted

• स्त्रीणाम्: for women

• दुश्चार-फल-सिद्धि-दम्: that grants the accomplishment (manifestation) of the fruits of bad conduct

• चक्रुः: they did / they practiced

• ताः: those (women)

• सर्वदा: always

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained

• सद्यः एव: immediately indeed

• फलम्: fruit / result

• स्त्रियः: women

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames ethical restraint (dharma) as a prerequisite for Shiva-bhakti: impure conduct strengthens pasha (bondage) and yields swift karmaphala, whereas disciplined life supports steadiness in Linga-puja.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as the moral and cosmic order where karma operates unfailingly; as Pati, Shiva is the sovereign ground of justice in which the pashu experiences immediate results from dharma or adharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is yama-like discipline—conduct regulation that purifies the pashu and makes Pashupata-oriented devotion and worship of the Linga effective.