Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
इदं संनिहितं तीर्थं सुलभं धर्मसाधनम् । पुत्रस्य च स्त्रियाश्चैव तीर्थं गेहे सुशोभनम्
idaṃ saṃnihitaṃ tīrthaṃ sulabhaṃ dharmasādhanam | putrasya ca striyāścaiva tīrthaṃ gehe suśobhanam
ဤတီရ္ထသည် အနီးကပ်တည်ရှိ၍ လွယ်ကူစွာ ရောက်နိုင်သကဲ့သို့ ဓမ္မကို ပြည့်စုံစေသော နည်းလမ်းကောင်းလည်း ဖြစ်သည်။ သားနှင့် မယားအတွက်လည်း အိမ်တွင်း၌ တည်သော ဤတီရ္ထသည် မင်္ဂလာနှင့် အလှတရားကို တိုးပွားစေသည်။
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages, as typical of the Shiva Purana frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that holiness is not only found in distant pilgrimages; a sanctified home—kept pure and devoted to dharma—functions as a readily available tīrtha that supports spiritual upliftment for the whole family.
By implying that sacred presence can be established ‘near at hand,’ it aligns with keeping Saguna Shiva worship (such as a household Śiva-liṅga or shrine) at home, making daily devotion and purification continuous rather than occasional.
Maintain a home shrine and perform simple daily Shiva-upāsanā—cleanliness, water-offering, lamp, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); such regular practice turns the household space into a living tīrtha.