Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

परलोकस्त्वयं लोको जीयते भार्य या द्वयम् । देवपित्रतिथीज्यादि नाभार्यः कर्म चार्हति

Transliteration

paralokastvayaṃ loko jīyate bhārya yā dvayam | devapitratithījyādi nābhāryaḥ karma cārhati

Translation

ఈ లోకమూ పరలోకమూ—రెండూ భార్య ద్వారానే నిలబడుతాయి. భార్య లేకుండా దేవ, పితృ, అతిథి పూజాదిక ధర్మకర్మలను యథావిధిగా చేయుటకు అర్హత ఉండదు.

Word by Word

• परलोकः: the other world; afterlife
• परलोकः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (परः लोकः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/विशेषार्थक particle)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लोकः: world
• लोकः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जीयते: is won; is attained
• जीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• भार्य: O wife
• भार्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• या: who
• या: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• द्वयम्: the pair; the twofold (set)
• द्वयम्: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक/समूहवाचक

• देव-पितृ-अतिथि-इज्या-आदि: worship of gods, ancestors, guests, etc.
• देव-पितृ-अतिथि-इज्या-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक) + इज्या (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयात्मक समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आदि’ = इत्यादि-सूचक

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• अभार्यः: one without a wife
• अभार्यः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + भार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग ‘अ-’ (निषेध)

• कर्म: rite; act
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अर्हति: is entitled; deserves
• अर्हति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; धातु: अर्ह् (1/भ्वादि)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (in instruction within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse frames gṛhastha-dharma as the enabling condition for deva–pitṛ–atithi-yajñas and thus for dharmic continuity.

Significance: Highlights household life as a legitimate Śaiva path where daily duties become supports for purity and eventual liberation when offered to Śiva.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms the Shaiva view that dharma is a support for spiritual ascent: the gṛhastha life, stabilized by the wife, enables right worship, service, and merit that mature into purity and readiness for Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are traditionally embedded in daily dharmic duties; the verse highlights the household framework through which regular pūjā, hospitality, and ancestral offerings are properly sustained.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to steady nitya-karmas—deva-pūjā, pitṛ-tarpaṇa, and atithi-sevā—performed with Shiva-bhakti; these may be accompanied by Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the inner discipline.