Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
सर्पिर्लवणतैलादिक्षयेपि च पतिव्रता । पतिं नास्तीति न ब्रूयादायासेषु न योजयेत्
sarpirlavaṇatailādikṣayepi ca pativratā | patiṃ nāstīti na brūyādāyāseṣu na yojayet
Kahit maubos ang ghee, asin, langis at iba pang gamit sa bahay, ang asawang tapat (pativrata) ay hindi dapat magsabi, “Walang silbi ang aking asawa/para bang wala siya para sa akin.” Ni hindi rin niya dapat itulak ang asawa sa mga gawaing nakapapagod nang labis.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā teaching on pativratā-dharma to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches restraint in speech and compassion in conduct during scarcity: a pativratā maintains dharma by avoiding contemptuous words and by not increasing another’s suffering—qualities aligned with Shaiva ethics of purity (śauca), self-control, and harmonious living.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva is Pati (the Lord) and the household order is sustained by honoring dharma; respecting the husband as a dharmic responsibility supports a life oriented toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā), where devotion is expressed through disciplined conduct, not only ritual.
While no specific rite is mandated in this line, the practical takeaway is daily Shaiva discipline: calm speech, service without resentment, and steady remembrance of Shiva (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) especially during hardship.