Shloka 37
पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
पतिविद्वेषिणीं नारीं न सा संभाषयेत्क्वचित् । नैकाकिनी क्वचित्तिष्ठेन्नग्ना स्नायान्न च क्वचित्
patividveṣiṇīṃ nārīṃ na sā saṃbhāṣayetkvacit | naikākinī kvacittiṣṭhennagnā snāyānna ca kvacit
جو عورت اپنے شوہر سے عداوت رکھتی ہو، اس سے وہ کبھی گفتگو نہ کرے۔ وہ کہیں بھی اکیلی نہ ٹھہرے، اور کسی وقت بھی برہنہ ہو کر غسل نہ کرے۔
Lord Śiva (instructional discourse within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa, conveyed in the Purāṇic narration)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
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).
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.
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.