Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49

मन्दरगिरिवर्णनम् — Description of Mount Mandara as Śiva’s Residence

Tapas-abode

Devanagari script

प्राणानप्यप्रिया भर्तुर्नारी या न परित्यजेत् । कुलांगना शुभा सद्भिः कुत्सितैव हि गम्यते

Transliteration

prāṇānapyapriyā bharturnārī yā na parityajet | kulāṃganā śubhā sadbhiḥ kutsitaiva hi gamyate

Translation

Même si elle n’est pas chère au cœur de son époux, la femme qui ne l’abandonne pas—fût-ce au prix de sa propre vie—est tenue par les vertueux pour une épouse noble et de bon augure ; mais par les êtres vils, elle est méprisée.

Word by Word

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; lives
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ ‘even’

• अप्रियā: unpleasant; not dear
• अप्रियā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नारी)

• भर्तुः: of the husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• नारी: a woman; wife
• नारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

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

• परित्यजेत्: should abandon
• परित्यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कुलाङ्गना: a noble woman; woman of good family
• कुलाङ्गना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुलस्य अङ्गना)

• शुभा: auspicious; virtuous
• शुभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कुलाङ्गना)

• सद्भिः: by/with the good (people)
• सद्भिः: Saha (सह/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• कुत्सिता: despised; blameworthy
• कुत्सिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुत्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कुलाङ्गना)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/खलु-अर्थ

• गम्यते: is approached; is associated with
• गम्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights steadfastness (dhairya) and dharmic commitment as inner disciplines that refine the pashu (individual soul). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such virtues weaken pasha (bondage of ego, anger, and instability), making the mind fit for Shiva-bhakti and liberating knowledge.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not merely external; it is supported by inner purity and right conduct. Steadfast dharma in relationships is presented as a form of self-offering that stabilizes the heart, enabling sincere Saguna Shiva devotion and deeper contemplation of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair household duties with daily Shiva-smarana: recite the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a vow of self-restraint and truthfulness. On Mahashivratri, one may strengthen this resolve with simple vrata, japa, and offering of water to the Linga.