पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
ताडिता ताडितुं चेच्छेत्सा व्याघ्री वृषदंशिका । कटाक्षयति यान्यम्वै केकराक्षी तु सा भवेत्
tāḍitā tāḍituṃ cecchetsā vyāghrī vṛṣadaṃśikā | kaṭākṣayati yānyamvai kekarākṣī tu sā bhavet
Kung ang isang babae, kapag sinaktan, ay nagnanais manakit pabalik, siya’y kilala bilang “babaeng tigre”—yaong kumakagat na tila toro. Ngunit ang babaeng palihim na sumisulyap sa iba ay tunay na tinatawag na “kekarākṣī” (mga matang gala o saliwa).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic discourse to the sages, within the Parvati Khanda’s didactic narration)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
It warns that uncontrolled reactions (retaliation) and impure attention (seeking others through suggestive glances) disturb dharma and inner purity; Shaiva discipline emphasizes mastery of impulse so the mind becomes fit for devotion to Pati (Shiva).
Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked with śauca (purity) and self-restraint; this verse frames ethical conduct as the foundation that stabilizes devotion, making external worship fruitful rather than merely ritualistic.
The implied practice is restraint of speech, gaze, and reaction; as a Shaiva takeaway, steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate non-reactivity before performing daily Shiva-pūjā.