Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

पतिविद्वेषिणीं नारीं न सा संभाषयेत्क्वचित् । नैकाकिनी क्वचित्तिष्ठेन्नग्ना स्नायान्न च क्वचित्

Transliteration

patividveṣiṇīṃ nārīṃ na sā saṃbhāṣayetkvacit | naikākinī kvacittiṣṭhennagnā snāyānna ca kvacit

Translation

นางไม่ควรสนทนากับสตรีที่เกลียดชังสามีของตนเลย ไม่ควรอยู่ลำพังที่ใด และไม่ควรอาบน้ำเปลือยกายในเวลาใดๆ

Word by Word

• पति-विद्वेषिणीम्: a husband-hating (woman)
• पति-विद्वेषिणीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्वेषिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पतेः विद्वेषिणी)

• नारीम्: woman
• नारीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• संभाषयेत्: should speak/converse
• संभाषयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भाष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: Desha-kala-adhikarana (देश-काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: at any time/anywhere)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• एकाकिनी: alone
• एकाकिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: Desha-kala-adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय

• तिष्ठेत्: should stand/stay
• तिष्ठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नग्ना: naked
• नग्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• स्नायात्: should bathe
• स्नायात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: Desha-kala-adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय

Speaker

Lord Śiva (instructional discourse within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa, conveyed in the Purāṇic narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches śauca (purity) and saṅga-śuddhi (purity of association): avoiding corrupting influences and cultivating restraint so the mind remains fit for devotion to Śiva and for loosening worldly bonds (pāśa).

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

Linga worship emphasizes inner and outer purity; this verse supports Saguna-Śiva bhakti by prescribing disciplined conduct and modesty, which stabilize the devotee’s mind for mantra, pūjā, and steady reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is ethical discipline as a support for sādhana: maintain cleanliness and modesty, keep sattvic company, and then practice Śiva-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steadiness.