Shloka 49

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाथ संतप्ता विवशा सा पतिव्रता पतिमाह रुदन्ती च किमुक्तं भवता प्रभो

Transliteration

evamuktvātha saṃtaptā vivaśā sā pativratā patimāha rudantī ca kimuktaṃ bhavatā prabho

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം ദുഃഖത്തിൽ ദഹിച്ചും വിഹ്വലമായും ആയ ആ പതിവ്രത കണ്ണീരോടെ ഭർത്താവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“പ്രഭോ, നിങ്ങൾ എന്താണ് പറഞ്ഞത്?”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus

• उक्त्वा: having spoken

• अथ: then

• संतप्ता: afflicted, tormented (with sorrow)

• विवशा: helpless, overpowered

• सा: she

• पतिव्रता: a wife devoted to her husband’s vow (pativrata)

• पतिम्: to (her) husband

• आह: said

• रुदन्ती: weeping

• च: and

• किम्: what

• उक्तम्: spoken, said

• भवता: by you

• प्रभो: O lord

Speaker

Pativrata wife (addressing her husband within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Pativrata (devoted wife)
• Pati (husband, as lord/master in the domestic context)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

The verse highlights surrender and devoted fidelity (pativrata-bhāva), a human analogue to the devotee’s dependence on Shiva as Pati; such inner disposition is treated as foundational for fruitful Linga-puja.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Though Shiva is not named here, the address “Prabho” and the Pati-bhāva echo Shaiva Siddhanta’s Pati–Pashu framework: the Lord is the one to whom the bound soul turns in distress, seeking clarity and refuge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No external rite is specified; the practice implied is bhāva-śuddhi—purification of emotion through humility, inquiry, and surrender—supportive of Pashupata-oriented devotion and steady worship.