Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

भार्या मूलं गृहस्थास्य भार्या मूलं सुखस्य च । भार्या धर्मफलावाप्त्यै भार्या सन्तानवृद्धये

Transliteration

bhāryā mūlaṃ gṛhasthāsya bhāryā mūlaṃ sukhasya ca | bhāryā dharmaphalāvāptyai bhāryā santānavṛddhaye

Translation

గృహస్థ జీవనానికి మూలం భార్య; సుఖానికి మూలమూ ఆమెనే. భార్య ద్వారా ధర్మఫలము లభిస్తుంది, ఆమె ద్వారానే సంతానవృద్ధి జరుగుతుంది.

Word by Word

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मूलम्: root; foundation
• मूलम्: Pradhāna/Viśeṣya (प्रधान/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• गृहस्थस्य: of the householder
• गृहस्थस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मूलम्: root; foundation
• मूलम्: Pradhāna/Viśeṣya (प्रधान/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सुखस्य: of happiness
• सुखस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• धर्मफलावाप्त्यै: for attaining the fruit of dharma
• धर्मफलावाप्त्यै: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + फल + अवाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—(धर्मस्य फलम्) इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः + अवाप्तिः (प्राप्तिः) इति तत्पुरुषः; प्रयोजनार्थे दत्तिः (dative of purpose)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सन्तानवृद्धये: for the increase of progeny
• सन्तानवृद्धये: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तान + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सन्तानस्य वृद्धिः); प्रयोजनार्थे दत्तिः (dative of purpose)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga reference; a dharma-śāstric teaching embedded in Purāṇic narration, aligning gṛhastha-āśrama stability with Śiva-ordained order.

Significance: Encourages householders to see gṛhastha-dharma as a legitimate Śaiva path when anchored in fidelity, dharma, and progeny/lineage responsibilities.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents gṛhastha-dharma as a sacred support for spiritual life: the wife is described as the stabilizing basis through whom dharma is practiced, happiness is sustained, and family duties are fulfilled—enabling steady progress toward Shiva’s grace.

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

In the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa, Shiva and Parvati embody the ideal of sacred household harmony; honoring them as Saguna Shiva-Shakti supports dharmic living, and such ordered life becomes a fit ground for disciplined Linga worship and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies strengthening household dharma through regular Shiva-Parvati pūjā—such as daily recitation of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm, harmonious home discipline—though no specific item like bhasma or rudrākṣa is explicitly stated in this verse.