Shloka 43
पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
विधेर्विष्णोर्हराद्वापि पतिरेकोधिको मतः । पतिव्रताया देवेशि स्वपतिश्शिव एव च
vidherviṣṇorharādvāpi patirekodhiko mataḥ | pativratāyā deveśi svapatiśśiva eva ca
Even among Brahmā (the Ordainer), Viṣṇu, or Hara, it is held that the husband alone is supreme. O Goddess, for the chaste and devoted wife, her own husband is verily Śiva Himself.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It teaches that for a pativratā, devotion to one’s rightful husband becomes a sacred discipline in which the husband is revered as a manifestation of Śiva—the supreme Pati—thus sanctifying worldly duty as a path of bhakti and inner purity.
It frames Saguna-Śiva worship as present within daily life: honoring Śiva through reverence, service, and devotion performed with the same attitude as worship before the Liṅga—seeing the Lord’s presence in one’s ordained relationship and duties.
Practice bhāva (devotional contemplation): mentally offer daily actions as pūjā to Śiva, repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and maintain purity and steadiness of conduct as the core observance.