Shloka 40

Vyasa

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

Devanagari script

हृष्टाहृष्टे विषण्णा स्याद्विषण्णास्ये प्रिये प्रिया । पतिव्रता भवेद्देवी सदा पतिहितैषिणी

Transliteration

hṛṣṭāhṛṣṭe viṣaṇṇā syādviṣaṇṇāsye priye priyā | pativratā bhaveddevī sadā patihitaiṣiṇī

Translation

പ്രിയൻ (ഭർത്താവ്) സന്തോഷത്തിലല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവൾ വിഷണ്ണയാകണം; അവന്റെ മുഖം ദുഃഖിതമായാൽ ആശ്വസിപ്പിച്ച് അവൾ തന്നെയാകണം അവന്റെ ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയ. ഇങ്ങനെ ദേവി സദാ പതിവ്രതയായി, നിത്യവും ഭർത്താവിന്റെ ഹിതം തേടുന്നവളായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

हृष्टाdelighted

अहृष्टेin (a situation) not delighted

विषण्णाdejected

स्यात्should be

विषण्णाdejected

अस्येin the face

प्रियेin/with the beloved (husband)

प्रियाthe beloved (wife)

पतिव्रताdevoted to her husband

भवेत्should be

देवीthe lady; goddess-like woman

सदाalways

पतिहितैषिणीseeking her husband's good

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account of Pārvatī’s pativratā-dharma to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that true devotion is empathetic and welfare-seeking: aligning one’s emotions and actions with the beloved’s good. In Shaiva terms, this mirrors the soul’s bhakti toward Pati (Shiva), where selfless care and steadiness purify the mind and support liberation.

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

Saguna Shiva is approached through loving service (sevā) and attentive devotion. The verse models that relational bhakti—seeking the Lord’s pleasure and welfare—which translates into reverent, consistent Linga worship performed with a compassionate, surrendered heart.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily bhakti-discipline: perform Linga pūjā with the intention of “pati-hita” (the Lord’s pleasure), and support it with simple japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” in a mood of service and inner attentiveness.