Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

स्वप्यात्स्वपिति सा नित्यं बुध्येत्तु प्रथमं सुधीः । सर्वदा तद्धितं कुर्यादकैतवगतिः प्रिया

Transliteration

svapyātsvapiti sā nityaṃ budhyettu prathamaṃ sudhīḥ | sarvadā taddhitaṃ kuryādakaitavagatiḥ priyā

Translation

មិនថានាងកំពុងដេក ឬភ្ញាក់ឡើយ បុរសប្រាជ្ញាគួរតែភ្ញាក់មុនគេជានិច្ច ហើយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន។ គ្រប់ពេលគួរធ្វើអ្វីៗសម្រាប់សុខុមាលភាពរបស់នាង—ស្រីជាទីស្រឡាញ់ ដែលមានចរិត និងការប្រព្រឹត្តសុចរិត មិនមានល្បិចកល។

Word by Word

• स्वप्यात्: she should sleep
• स्वप्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वपिति: she sleeps
• स्वपिति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘always’

• बुध्येत्: she should wake/notice
• बुध्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थे (but/indeed)

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘first’

• सुधीः: the wise woman
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; गुणवाचक-नाम (wise woman)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तत्-हितम्: his welfare/benefit
• तत्-हितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + हित (कृदन्त; धा धातोः क्त/निष्ठा-प्रत्ययेन ‘हित’ = placed/beneficial)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘तस्य हितम्’ (his good)

• कुर्यात्: she should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अकैतव-गतिः: having guileless conduct
• अकैतव-गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकैतव (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘अकैतवा गति:’ (straightforward conduct)

• प्रिया: the beloved (wife)
• प्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘beloved wife’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing on righteous household conduct within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It frames dharma as vigilance, responsibility, and selfless protection—turning daily life into Shaiva sādhanā by practicing purity (akaitava) and welfare-oriented action rather than ego-driven desire.

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

Saguna Shiva worship emphasizes embodying Shiva’s qualities—truthfulness, guardianship, and compassion. Serving the beloved without deceit becomes an ethical extension of Linga-upāsanā, where inner purity supports outer ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a vow of akaitava (non-deceit) and a service-intention (tad-dhita), aligning conduct with worship; no specific bhasma or rudrākṣa rite is explicitly stated in this verse.