Shloka 39

Devanagari script

विना व्यवायसमयं प्रागल्भ्यं नाचरेत्क्वचित् । यत्रयत्र रुचिर्भर्तुस्तत्र प्रेमवती भवेत्

Transliteration

vinā vyavāyasamayaṃ prāgalbhyaṃ nācaretkvacit | yatrayatra rucirbhartustatra premavatī bhavet

Translation

Except at the proper time for conjugal union, she should never behave with forwardness. Wherever her husband’s liking inclines, there she should become loving and devoted.

Word by Word

• विना: without
• विना: Vinartha-sambandha (विनार्थ-सम्बन्ध/Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/वर्जनार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like: without)

• व्यवाय-समयम्: the time of sexual union
• व्यवाय-समयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of vinā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवाय (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (व्यवायस्य समयः)

• प्रागल्भ्यम्: boldness/immodesty
• प्रागल्भ्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रागल्भ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• आचरेत्: should practice/do
• आचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: Desha-kala-adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• यत्र: wherever
• यत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• रुचिः: desire/liking
• रुचिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भर्तुः: of the husband
• भर्तुः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (correlative adverb: there)

• प्रेमवती: loving/affectionate
• प्रेमवती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेमवत् (मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• भवेत्: should be/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing Parvati on strīdharma and household conduct)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It frames self-restraint and affectionate devotion as a form of dharma within household life—disciplining desire so that love becomes a sattvic support for devotion rather than a binding impulse (pāśa).

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

In Shaiva practice, disciplined conduct purifies the mind for Saguna Shiva-upāsanā (such as Linga worship). Restraint and harmony in the home reduce agitation, making japa and pūjā steadier and more fruitful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies brahmacarya-like restraint outside the proper marital context; a practical takeaway is to support that restraint with daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga pūjā to stabilize the mind.