Shloka 42
पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
सर्पिर्लवणतैलादिक्षयेपि च पतिव्रता । पतिं नास्तीति न ब्रूयादायासेषु न योजयेत्
sarpirlavaṇatailādikṣayepi ca pativratā | patiṃ nāstīti na brūyādāyāseṣu na yojayet
Même si le ghee, le sel, l’huile et les autres provisions du foyer viennent à manquer, l’épouse vouée (pativratā) ne doit pas dire : « Mon mari ne sert à rien / il n’est pas là pour moi ». Qu’elle ne l’accable pas non plus de labeurs épuisants ; ainsi se maintiennent l’harmonie et le dharma de la maison.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā teaching on pativratā-dharma to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches restraint in speech and compassion in conduct during scarcity: a pativratā maintains dharma by avoiding contemptuous words and by not increasing another’s suffering—qualities aligned with Shaiva ethics of purity (śauca), self-control, and harmonious living.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva is Pati (the Lord) and the household order is sustained by honoring dharma; respecting the husband as a dharmic responsibility supports a life oriented toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā), where devotion is expressed through disciplined conduct, not only ritual.
While no specific rite is mandated in this line, the practical takeaway is daily Shaiva discipline: calm speech, service without resentment, and steady remembrance of Shiva (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) especially during hardship.