Shloka 3

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

श्रुत्याचारं भवाचारं विधाय च यथार्थतः । शिवामलंकृतां चक्रुश्शिवदत्तविभूषणैः

Transliteration

śrutyācāraṃ bhavācāraṃ vidhāya ca yathārthataḥ | śivāmalaṃkṛtāṃ cakruśśivadattavibhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

Having duly performed the prescribed observances in accordance with the Vedas and proper worldly customs, they then adorned Śivā (Pārvatī) fittingly with ornaments bestowed by Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• श्रुति-आचारम्: Vedic observance
• श्रुति-आचारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रुतेः आचारः)

• भव-आचारम्: worldly/customary observance
• भव-आचारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भवस्य/लोकस्य आचारः)

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); √धा (धारणे/करणे) उपसर्ग: वि; अर्थ: 'having performed/arranged'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• यथार्थतः: properly/as is right
• यथार्थतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथार्थतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (in accordance with truth/properly)

• शिवाम्: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अलंकृताम्: adorned
• अलंकृताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अलम्+कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन; √कृ (करणे) उपसर्ग/निपात: अलम्; अर्थ: 'adorned'

• चक्रुः: they did/made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; √कृ (करणे)

• शिव-दत्त-विभूषणैः: with ornaments given by Śiva
• शिव-दत्त-विभूषणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवेन दत्तानि विभूषणानि)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it depicts dharma-ordered preparation for Śivā (Pārvatī), aligning śruti-vidhi (Vedic rule) with loka-ācāra (social custom) before adorning her with Śiva-given ornaments.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred life-events should be aligned with śruti (Vedic authority) and proper dharma; when outer conduct is truthful and fitting, Śiva’s grace sanctifies the union of Śiva and Śakti, guiding devotees toward auspiciousness and steadiness on the path to liberation.

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

By highlighting “Śiva-given ornaments,” the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who bestows blessings and consecrates rites; similarly, Linga-worship is performed with śāstric procedure and purity, treating the Lord’s presence as living and beneficent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Follow śāstra-guided worship with correct āchāra—cleanliness, truthful intention, and proper offerings; in a Shaiva frame this pairs well with simple daily Linga-pūjā, reverent adornment (alaṅkāra), and steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”