Shloka 45

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

सा गर्भं पालयामास कथंचिन्मुनिपुङ्गवाः कुलसंधारणार्थाय शक्तिपत्नी पतिव्रता

Transliteration

sā garbhaṃ pālayāmāsa kathaṃcinmunipuṅgavāḥ kulasaṃdhāraṇārthāya śaktipatnī pativratā

Translation

सा गर्भं पालयामास कथंचिन्मुनिपुङ्गवाः। कुलसंधारणार्थाय शक्तिपत्नी पतिव्रता॥

Word by Word

• सा (sā): she

• गर्भं (garbhaṃ): the embryo/pregnancy

• पालयामास (pālayāmāsa): protected, sustained

• कथंचित् (kathaṃcit): somehow, by some means

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः (munipuṅgavāḥ): O best of sages

• कुलसंधारणार्थाय (kulasaṃdhāraṇārthāya): for the purpose of maintaining the lineage/family continuity

• शक्तिपत्नी (śaktipatnī): the Śakti-endowed wife (consort bearing spiritual power)

• पतिव्रता (pativratā): faithful to her husband, steadfast in marital vow

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It frames household dharma as Śiva-oriented: the śaktimat pativrata protects life and lineage, reflecting the sustaining power (śakti) that underlies auspicious continuity—an implied foundation for later Linga-pratiṣṭhā and kula-devatā worship.

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

By highlighting “śaktipatnī,” it points to Śiva-tattva as inseparable from Śakti: Pati (the Lord) is known through His power that protects and sustains embodied existence (pashu) within dharmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is dharmic discipline (vrata) and protective restraint as a lived sādhana aligned with Śiva-Śakti.