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Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

लोपामुद्रोवाच । व्यवहारोऽस्ति च स्त्रीणां भुक्त्वा वासगृहे शिव । दत्त्वा शिवायै ताम्बूलं शयनं कर्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

lopāmudrovāca | vyavahāro'sti ca strīṇāṃ bhuktvā vāsagṛhe śiva | dattvā śivāyai tāmbūlaṃ śayanaṃ kartumarhasi

Translation

罗波慕陀罗说道：“噢，湿婆啊，妇人自有礼法：在居所用餐之后，当先向湿婆女神（帕尔瓦蒂）奉上槟榔叶（tāmbūla），然后方可安寝休息。”

Word by Word
लोपामुद्राLopāmudrā
लोपामुद्रा:
कर्ता (Speaker/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootलोपामुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
क्रिया (Speech act)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
व्यवहारःcustom/practice
व्यवहारः:
कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यवहार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
क्रिया (Existential/copula)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
स्त्रीणाम्of women
स्त्रीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive: 'of women')
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन
भुक्त्वाhaving eaten
भुक्त्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (Kṛdanta/Absolutive)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया
वासगृहेin the dwelling/house
वासगृहे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootवास + गृह (प्रातिपदिक); वासगृह (समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वासस्य गृहं = dwelling-house)
शिवO Śiva
शिव:
सम्बोधन (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन
दत्त्वाhaving given
दत्त्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) + क्त्वा (Kṛdanta/Absolutive)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया
शिवायैto Śivā (Pārvatī)
शिवायै:
सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootशिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन
ताम्बूलम्betel (offering)
ताम्बूलम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
शयनम्sleeping / going to bed
शयनम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object) (कर्तुम् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootशयन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
कर्तुम्to do
कर्तुम्:
क्रियापूरक (Infinitival complement)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + तुमुन् (Kṛdanta/Infinitive)
Formतुमुनन्त कृदन्त (Infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose/complement of अर्हसि)
अर्हसिyou should / you are fit to
अर्हसि:
क्रिया (Modal: 'ought')
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
Speaker

Lopāmudrā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
P
Parvati

FAQs

The verse sanctifies everyday household conduct as dharma: honoring Śivā (Pārvatī) through respectful offerings turns ordinary life into devotion, aligning the devotee with Śiva–Śakti harmony central to Shaiva Siddhānta.

It reflects Saguna devotion expressed through etiquette and offerings—just as one offers upacāras to the Liṅga, one honors Śiva’s Śakti (Pārvatī) with reverence, showing that worship extends into daily life and relationships.

A simple upacāra-based practice is implied: after meals, offer a respectful item (here, tāmbūla) and remember Śiva–Śakti with mantra-japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating gratitude and restraint before rest.

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