Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

स्त्रीधर्मिणी त्रिरात्रं च स्वमुखं नैव दर्शयेत् । स्ववाक्यं श्रावयेन्नापि यावत्स्नानान्न शुध्यति

Transliteration

strīdharmiṇī trirātraṃ ca svamukhaṃ naiva darśayet | svavākyaṃ śrāvayennāpi yāvatsnānānna śudhyati

Translation

Ang babae na nasa panahon ng buwanang dalaw ay, sa loob ng tatlong gabi, huwag magpakita ng mukha at huwag ding iparinig ang kanyang mga salita, hanggang sa siya’y luminis sa pamamagitan ng pagligo.

Word by Word

• स्त्री-धर्मिणी: a woman observing the (proper) duty
• स्त्री-धर्मिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्त्रियाः धर्मिणी = स्त्रीधर्मयुक्ता)

• त्रि-रात्रम्: for three nights
• त्रि-रात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः रात्रयः) कालपरिमाणम्

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

• स्व-मुखम्: her own face
• स्व-मुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं मुखम्)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दर्शयेत्: should show
• दर्शयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• स्व-वाक्यम्: her own speech/words
• स्व-वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं वाक्यम्)

• श्रावयेत्: should cause (others) to hear / should speak out
• श्रावयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) ‘श्रावय’; विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

• यावत्-स्नानात्: until (she has) bathed
• यावत्-स्नानात्: Avadhi (अवधि/limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (यावत् = until + स्नानात्); पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययवत् (until bathing)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• शुध्यति: becomes pure
• शुध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating the Shiva Purana’s conduct rules as taught in the Rudra Saṃhitā tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śauca (ritual purity) and self-restraint as supports for disciplined worship; in a Shaiva framework, external purity is treated as an aid to inner steadiness (bhakti and niyama) while approaching Shiva’s worship.

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

The verse functions as an eligibility guideline for ritual approach—suggesting that one should resume formal acts like darśana and spoken participation in worship only after the prescribed purification, thereby maintaining the sanctity of Saguna-Shiva worship (Linga-puja) as taught in the Purana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is snāna (purificatory bathing) before re-entering formal worship; during the interim one may keep inward remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva silently rather than outward ritual speech or public participation.