Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

या भर्तारम्परित्यज्य मिष्टमश्नाति केवलम् । ग्रामे वा सूकरी भूयाद्वल्गुर्वापि स्वविड्भुजा

Transliteration

yā bhartāramparityajya miṣṭamaśnāti kevalam | grāme vā sūkarī bhūyādvalgurvāpi svaviḍbhujā

Translation

ഭർത്താവിനെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് മധുരഭോഗങ്ങളിൽ മാത്രം ലീനയായ സ്ത്രീ ഗ്രാമത്തിൽ പന്നിയായി ജനിക്കുന്നു; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വന്തം മലഭോജി ആയ അധമജീവിയായി പുനർജന്മം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• iti: thus; end of quotation
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotation/closure particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समास: śrīśiva + mahāpurāṇa → śrīśivamahāpurāṇa (तत्पुरुष)

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: rudrasya saṃhitā

• tṛtīye: in the third
• tṛtīye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective (agreeing with khaṇḍa understood)

• pārvatī-khaṇḍe: in the Pārvatī section
• pārvatī-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: pārvatyāḥ khaṇḍaḥ

• pativrata-dharma-varṇanam: the description of the dharma of a devoted wife
• pativrata-dharma-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject—title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pativratā (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; multi-member तत्पुरुष: pativratāyāḥ dharmaḥ, tasya varṇanam

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), naming particle (नाम-प्रयोग)

• catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ: fifty-fourth
• catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuḥpañcāśat (प्रातिपदिक) + -tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal numeral; द्विगु/संख्यासमास base ‘catuḥpañcāśat’ (54) + तम

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It warns that abandoning dharma for sense-pleasure strengthens pasha (bondage) and leads to degraded rebirth; in Shaiva Siddhanta, purification of conduct supports the soul’s return toward Shiva (Pati).

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

Linga-worship is a discipline of purity and self-restraint; this verse contrasts that path with indulgence-driven living, implying that devotion to Saguna Shiva should be accompanied by dharmic household conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and adopt vrata-like restraint in food and desire; such niyama supports inner purification alongside worship.