Shloka 71

पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya

Devanagari script

एवम्पतिव्रताधर्मो वर्णितस्ते गिरीन्द्रजे । तद्भेदाञ् शृणु सुप्रीत्या सावधानतयाऽद्य मे

Transliteration

evampativratādharmo varṇitaste girīndraje | tadbhedāñ śṛṇu suprītyā sāvadhānatayā'dya me

Translation

Thus, O daughter of the Lord of mountains, I have described to you the dharma of the devoted wife (pativratā). Now, with gladness and careful attention, listen today from me to its various divisions.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• पति-व्रता-धर्मः: the duty of a devoted wife
• पति-व्रता-धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रता (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पतिव्रतायाः धर्मः)

• वर्णितः: has been described
• वर्णितः: Kriyā (क्रिया/वाच्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णित (प्रातिपदिक; √वर्ण्/वर्णय् धातोः क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (अस्ति इति अध्याहारः)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘to/for you’ (genitive/dative sense in context)

• गिरीन्द्रजे: O daughter of the Mountain-king
• गिरीन्द्रजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरीन्द्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गिरीन्द्रस्य जाया/जा)

• तत्-भेदान्: its divisions/types
• तत्-भेदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य भेदाः)

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुप्रीत्या: with great affection
• सुप्रीत्या: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; भावे ‘with great affection’

• सावधानतया: with attentiveness
• सावधानतया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावधानता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भावे ‘with attentiveness’

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of me/my’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse marks a transition: Shiva has outlined the essence of pativratā-dharma and now introduces its detailed classifications, emphasizing that dharma must be learned with joy and careful attention for it to become transformative.

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

In the Parvatī-khaṇḍa, Shiva’s instruction to Parvatī reflects Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Guru; listening attentively (śravaṇa) to his teaching is itself a devotional act that supports disciplined worship and inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct practice indicated is attentive listening (śravaṇa) and mindful contemplation of Shiva’s dharma-teaching; it prepares the practitioner for steady vrata-observance and focused devotion, often paired in Shaiva practice with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”