Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

सुखपूर्वं सुखासीनं रममाणं यदृच्छया । आन्तरेष्वपि कार्येषु पतिं नोत्थापयेत्क्वचित्

Transliteration

sukhapūrvaṃ sukhāsīnaṃ ramamāṇaṃ yadṛcchayā | āntareṣvapi kāryeṣu patiṃ notthāpayetkvacit

Translation

جب شوہر خوشی سے، آرام سے بیٹھا ہو اور طبعی طور پر مسرور ہو، تو درمیان کے گھریلو کاموں کے لیے بھی اسے کبھی نہ اٹھائے۔

Word by Word

• सुखपूर्वम्: with prior comfort / gently beforehand
• सुखपूर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

• सुखासीनम्: sitting comfortably
• सुखासीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + आसीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रममाणम्: enjoying / sporting
• रममाणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle, Ātmanepada sense); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यदृच्छया: by chance / spontaneously
• यदृच्छया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदृच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial instrumental usage); ‘by chance/at will’

• आन्तरेषु: in intervening (matters/times)
• आन्तरेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (also/even)

• कार्येषु: in tasks/affairs
• कार्येषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• उत्थापयेत्: should rouse / should make (him) get up
• उत्थापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative (to make rise)

• क्वचित्: ever / at any time
• क्वचित्: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (at any time/anywhere)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing Parvati on dharma and conduct)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Portrays service (sevā) and non-disturbance as a household sādhana; the ‘lord’ relation becomes a lived symbol of Pati–paśu order (with the caveat that this is a dharma-textual social mapping, not ultimate metaphysics).

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 teaches sevā-bhāva (reverent service) and restraint in domestic life: honoring one’s spouse supports inner peace, which in Shaiva dharma becomes a foundation for steadiness in bhakti and spiritual discipline.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, devotion is expressed through right conduct (ācāra) as well as ritual; maintaining harmony and non-disturbance in the home mirrors the attitude of reverence and calm with which one approaches Saguna Shiva and Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating non-agitation and mindful speech; paired with simple daily Shiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—it supports a sattvic, devotion-friendly household atmosphere.