Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

सेवते या पतिम्प्रेम्णा परमेश्वरवच्छिवे । इह भुक्त्वाखिलाम्भोगान न्ते पत्या शिवां गतिम्

Transliteration

sevate yā patimpremṇā parameśvaravacchive | iha bhuktvākhilāmbhogāna nte patyā śivāṃ gatim

Translation

噢，湿婆女神！凡以爱与虔敬侍奉其夫、视夫如至上主者，今生得享一切应得的圆满；临终之际，亦与其夫同证吉祥之境，归向湿婆。

Word by Word

• सेवते: serves, attends upon
• सेवते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• या: who (she)
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रेम्णा: with love
• प्रेम्णा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• परमेश्वरवत्: like the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरवत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग/तद्धितान्त (vat-affix), स्त्रीलिङ्गे सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-एकवचनार्थे विशेषणम् (used adjectivally: 'like the Supreme Lord')

• शिवे: O Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देश/काल-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this world)

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having enjoyed)

• अखिलान्: all
• अखिलान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• पत्या: with (her) husband
• पत्या: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• शिवाम्: auspicious
• शिवाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• गतिम्: state/goal/destination
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that loving, dharmic service performed with a Śiva-centered attitude purifies worldly life and becomes a means to an auspicious end—attaining a Śiva-oriented liberation (śivā gati) rather than mere enjoyment.

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

Seeing the husband as “Parameśvara” reflects saguna-bhakti—training the mind to recognize Śiva’s lordship in lived relationships, which supports external worship of the Liṅga by internalizing reverence and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is bhāva (devotional attitude): offering daily actions as service to Śiva—optionally supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple household pūjā with purity and restraint.