Shloka 3

पापभेदवर्णनम्

Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa

Devanagari script

परिवित्तिः परिवेत्ता च यया च परिविद्यते । तयोर्दानं च कन्यायास्तयोरेव च याजनम्

Transliteration

parivittiḥ parivettā ca yayā ca parividyate | tayordānaṃ ca kanyāyāstayoreva ca yājanam

Translation

‘பரிவித்தி’ (மூத்த சகோதரன் திருமணமின்றி இருப்பவன்), ‘பரிவேத்தா’ (இளையவன் முதலில் திருமணம் செய்வவன்) மற்றும் இதை நிகழ்த்தும் பெண்— இவ்விரு சகோதரருக்கே கன்னியாதானமும், அவர்களுக்கே யாஜனம் (புரோகிதச் செயல்) விதிக்கப்பட்டது।

Word by Word

परिवित्तिःthe elder sister (married before the younger)

परिवेत्ताthe man who marries before his elder brother (younger brother marrying first)

चand

ययाby whom / by which (woman)

चand

परिविद्यतेis known/recognized (as)

तयोःof those two

दानम्the giving (gift)

चand

कन्यायाःof the maiden/daughter

तयोःof those two

एवindeed/only

चand

याजनम्the officiating/sacrificial performance (as a rite)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse places social-ritual order (dharma) as a supporting discipline for a Shaiva life: when dharma is disrupted, responsibility and ritual accountability fall specifically on those who caused the disruption, so that devotion and worship proceed without disorder.

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

In the Shiva Purana, external rites and inner devotion are meant to align; this rule frames who is ritually eligible/answerable in household rites, thereby preserving the integrity of offerings and worship directed to Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific japa or bhasma/rudraksha practice is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is dharmic restraint and proper ritual responsibility, which traditionally supports Shiva-upasana such as Panchakshara japa performed with purity of conduct.