Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

केशसंस्कारकबरीकरकर्णादिभूषणम् । भर्तुरायुष्यमिच्छन्ती दूरयेन्न पतिव्रता

Transliteration

keśasaṃskārakabarīkarakarṇādibhūṣaṇam | bharturāyuṣyamicchantī dūrayenna pativratā

Translation

ស្ត្រីបតិវ្រតា ដែលប្រាថ្នាឲ្យស្វាមីមានអាយុយូរ មិនគួរលេងលម្អសក់យ៉ាងច្រើន និងគ្រឿងតុបតែងដូចជា កាបរី (សក់ចង/ក្បាច់សក់), គ្រឿងអលង្ការដៃ ត្រចៀក ជាដើមទេ ប៉ុន្តែគួររក្សាឲ្យឆ្ងាយពីការតុបតែងទាំងនោះ។

Word by Word

• keśa-saṃskāra-kabarī-kara-karṇa-ādi-bhūṣaṇam: ornamentation/adornment of hair-dressing, braid, hands, ears, etc.
• keśa-saṃskāra-kabarī-kara-karṇa-ādi-bhūṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśa + saṃskāra + kabarī + kara + karṇa + ādi + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (keśa-saṃskāra etc. as qualifiers of bhūṣaṇa)

• bhartuḥ: of the husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• āyuṣyam: long life, longevity
• āyuṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyuṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• icchantī: wishing, desiring
• icchantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि शतृ), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dūrayet: should keep away/avoid
• dūrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dūraya (दूरय धातु, णिच् causative of dūrī-kṛ/दूर्)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• pativratā: a devoted wife (one faithful to her husband)
• pativratā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati-vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (pati + vratā)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that true auspiciousness for a Shaiva household is grounded in restraint and sattvic conduct; outer display is subordinated to inner purity and vow-based devotion (pativrata), which the Purana treats as a dharmic power supporting family well-being.

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

In Saguna Shiva devotion, the emphasis is on cultivating qualities pleasing to Shiva—simplicity, self-control, and dharma. The verse aligns household life with Shaiva worship by prioritizing inner discipline (a form of offering) over ornamentation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vrata-like restraint and modest living, paired with Shaiva remembrance—daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple, sattvic observances—rather than focusing on external beautification.