Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
पतिव्रता च सावित्री लोपामुद्रा ह्यरुन्धती । शाण्डिल्या शतरूपानुसूया लक्ष्मीस्स्वधा सती
pativratā ca sāvitrī lopāmudrā hyarundhatī | śāṇḍilyā śatarūpānusūyā lakṣmīssvadhā satī
Sāvitrī, Lopāmudrā và Arundhatī được tôn xưng là những pativratā—những người vợ một lòng trọn đạo. Cũng vậy, Śāṇḍilyā, Śatarūpā, Anasūyā, Lakṣmī, Svadhā và Satī đều được ca ngợi vì lòng thủy chung kiên định và hạnh kiểm thanh tịnh.
Goddess Pārvatī (as narrated within Sūta’s discourse to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: पतिव्रता च सावित्री लोपामुद्रा ह्यरुन्धती । शाण्डिल्या शतरूपानुसूया लक्ष्मीस्स्वधा सती
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It honors exemplary women whose steadfast dharma and inner purity are presented as supports for bhakti and spiritual stability—qualities that, in Shaiva understanding, purify the heart and make devotion to Lord Śiva fruitful.
By praising Satī and the ideal of unwavering devotion, the verse points to the same one-pointedness valued in Saguna Śiva worship—steadiness, loyalty, and purity that sustain regular pūjā, vrata, and remembrance of the Liṅga.
The implied practice is niyama-driven devotion: maintaining purity of conduct, keeping vrata-like steadiness, and supporting daily Śiva-smaraṇa—often expressed through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside simple, consistent pūjā.