Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

द्विजपत्न्युवाच । गिरिजे शृणु सुप्रीत्या मद्वचो धर्मवर्द्धनम् । इहामुत्रानन्दकरं शृण्वतां च सुखप्रदम्

Transliteration

dvijapatnyuvāca | girije śṛṇu suprītyā madvaco dharmavarddhanam | ihāmutrānandakaraṃ śṛṇvatāṃ ca sukhapradam

Translation

バラモンの妻は言った。「ギリジャーよ、喜びをもって我が言葉を聴きなさい。これはダルマを育む言葉であり、この世と来世の双方に安楽をもたらし、聞く者すべてに幸福を授ける。」

Word by Word

• द्विजपत्नी: the brahmin's wife
• द्विजपत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + पत्नी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजस्य पत्नी)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गिरिजे: O Girijā
• गिरिजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• सुप्रीत्या: with great affection
• सुप्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/भावे (with great affection)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धर्मवर्द्धनम्: that which increases dharma
• धर्मवर्द्धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + वर्धन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (धर्मं वर्धयति इति)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (here)

• अमुत्र: there (in the next world)
• अमुत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (there/in the other world)

• आनन्दकरम्: bringing joy
• आनन्दकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्द-कर (प्रातिपदिक; आनन्द + कर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (आनन्दं करोति)

• शृण्वताम्: of the listeners
• शृण्वताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle) ‘शृण्वत्’ इत्यस्य षष्ठी बहुवचन (genitive plural): ‘of those who listen’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुखप्रदम्: granting happiness
• सुखप्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; सुख + प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सुखं प्रददाति)

Speaker

Dvijapatnī (the brahmin’s wife)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises śravaṇa (devout listening) to dharma-filled instruction as a direct means to cultivate merit and inner joy, yielding well-being both in worldly life and in the afterlife—an essential Shaiva devotional discipline.

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

By urging attentive listening, it frames devotion as a gateway to worship: hearing Shiva-related dharma strengthens bhakti toward Saguna Shiva (as Īśvara) and prepares the devotee for disciplined Linga-upāsanā and steady contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa of Shiva Purana kathā and dharmic counsel with a pleased, receptive mind—commonly paired with simple devotion such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before or after listening.