Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

धन्या पतिव्रता नारी नान्या पूज्या विशेषतः । पावनी सर्वलोकानां सर्वपापौघनाशिनी

Transliteration

dhanyā pativratā nārī nānyā pūjyā viśeṣataḥ | pāvanī sarvalokānāṃ sarvapāpaughanāśinī

Translation

Bienaventurada es la mujer fiel a su esposo; ninguna otra es, de modo especial, más digna de veneración. Ella purifica todos los mundos y destruye el cúmulo torrencial de pecados acumulados.

Word by Word

• धन्या: blessed
• धन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारी)

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; पति + व्रत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः सा)

• नारी: woman
• नारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (negation particle)

• अन्या: another (woman)
• अन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-शब्दः (another woman)

• पूज्या: worthy of worship
• पूज्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; पूज् धातोः यत्/ण्यत्-भावे)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पूजनीया’ (worthy of worship)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

• पावनी: purifying
• पावनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (पतिव्रता नारी)

• सर्वलोकानाम्: of all worlds/people
• सर्वलोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + लोक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वे लोकाः)

• सर्वपापौघनाशिनी: destroyer of the flood of all sins
• सर्वपापौघनाशिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-ओघ-नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पाप + ओघ + नाशिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानाम् ओघं नाशयति इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

It praises pativratā-dharma as a powerful form of lived devotion and purity: steadfast, selfless dharma becomes a purifying force that burns karmic impurities (pāpa) and supports harmony in the worlds.

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

In Shaiva understanding, Saguna Shiva is approached through dharma-filled conduct and devotion; honoring the pativratā is treated as honoring a sanctifying presence aligned with Shiva’s śuddhi (purificatory) grace, which supports worthy Linga-worship and its fruits.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is dharma-sādhana: cultivate purity, fidelity, and devotional service; complement it with simple Shaiva observances like daily remembrance of Shiva (japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintaining inner/outer cleanliness as preparation for worship.