Shloka 44
पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
व्रतोपवासनियमम्पतिमुल्लंघ्य या चरेत् । आयुष्यं हरते भर्तुर्मृता निरयमृच्छति
vratopavāsaniyamampatimullaṃghya yā caret | āyuṣyaṃ harate bharturmṛtā nirayamṛcchati
La femme qui, outrepassant l’autorité de son époux, entreprend de son propre gré des vœux (vrata), des jeûnes et des observances religieuses, est dite diminuer la durée de vie de son mari ; et après la mort, elle tombe en des états infernaux. Ainsi la discipline doit s’accorder au dharma conjugal.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It stresses that spiritual discipline (vrata, upavāsa, niyama) should be aligned with one’s dharma and responsibilities; practice done in defiance and discord is portrayed as spiritually harmful and karmically binding rather than liberating.
In the Purāṇic Shaiva framework, Saguna Shiva worship is not only ritual but also right conduct; the verse frames vrata as meaningful when performed with dharmic harmony, which supports devotion rather than turning worship into ego-driven transgression.
The takeaway is to observe Shiva-related fasts and vows with proper niyama and consent within one’s life-situation—ideally paired with steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and sattvic restraint rather than impulsive or conflict-driven austerity.