Shloka 60
पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
शीलभङ्गेन दुर्वृत्ताः पातयन्ति कुलत्रयम् । पितुर्मातुस्तथा पत्युरिहामुत्रापि दुःखिताः
śīlabhaṅgena durvṛttāḥ pātayanti kulatrayam | piturmātustathā patyurihāmutrāpi duḥkhitāḥ
ശീലഭംഗം മൂലം ദുർവൃത്തർ മൂന്നു കുലങ്ങളെയും പതിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; പിതാവിനും മാതാവിനും ഭർത്താവിനും—ഇഹലോകത്തും പരലോകത്തും—ദുഃഖകാരണമാകുന്നു।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that adharma (the breaking of śīla) is not merely personal sin; it creates karmic suffering that spreads through family bonds and obstructs spiritual upliftment, which Shaiva tradition treats as essential preparation for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in purity, self-restraint, and dharmic living; this verse warns that without śīla, external rituals become hollow and the devotee’s household harmony and spiritual merit decline, weakening steady devotion to Saguna Shiva.
The implied practice is śīla-śuddhi: daily self-discipline alongside Shiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with mindful restraint in speech and conduct—so that worship bears sattvic, stabilizing results.