Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

या भर्तारम्परित्यज्य मिष्टमश्नाति केवलम् । ग्रामे वा सूकरी भूयाद्वल्गुर्वापि स्वविड्भुजा

Transliteration

yā bhartāramparityajya miṣṭamaśnāti kevalam | grāme vā sūkarī bhūyādvalgurvāpi svaviḍbhujā

Translation

La femme qui délaisse son époux et ne vit que pour les douceurs des plaisirs renaît dans un village comme une truie, ou bien comme une créature vile, charognarde, se nourrissant de sa propre souillure.

Word by Word

• iti: thus; end of quotation
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotation/closure particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समास: śrīśiva + mahāpurāṇa → śrīśivamahāpurāṇa (तत्पुरुष)

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: rudrasya saṃhitā

• tṛtīye: in the third
• tṛtīye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective (agreeing with khaṇḍa understood)

• pārvatī-khaṇḍe: in the Pārvatī section
• pārvatī-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: pārvatyāḥ khaṇḍaḥ

• pativrata-dharma-varṇanam: the description of the dharma of a devoted wife
• pativrata-dharma-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject—title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pativratā (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; multi-member तत्पुरुष: pativratāyāḥ dharmaḥ, tasya varṇanam

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), naming particle (नाम-प्रयोग)

• catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ: fifty-fourth
• catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuḥpañcāśat (प्रातिपदिक) + -tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal numeral; द्विगु/संख्यासमास base ‘catuḥpañcāśat’ (54) + तम

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It warns that abandoning dharma for sense-pleasure strengthens pasha (bondage) and leads to degraded rebirth; in Shaiva Siddhanta, purification of conduct supports the soul’s return toward Shiva (Pati).

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

Linga-worship is a discipline of purity and self-restraint; this verse contrasts that path with indulgence-driven living, implying that devotion to Saguna Shiva should be accompanied by dharmic household conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and adopt vrata-like restraint in food and desire; such niyama supports inner purification alongside worship.