Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

पातिव्रत्यवृषेणैव ता गतास्सर्वपूज्यताम् । ब्रह्मविष्णुहरैश्चापि मान्या जाता मुनीश्वरैः

Transliteration

pātivratyavṛṣeṇaiva tā gatāssarvapūjyatām | brahmaviṣṇuharaiścāpi mānyā jātā munīśvaraiḥ

Translation

凭借她们坚贞的夫妇之德（pātivratya）之力，她们成就了为众人所应礼敬供养的境地。乃至梵天、毗湿奴与诃罗（湿婆），并诸大圣仙，亦皆前来尊崇礼敬。

Word by Word

• pātivratya-vṛṣeṇa: by the power (bull-like strength) of wifely fidelity
• pātivratya-vṛṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātivratya (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (vṛṣaḥ m.), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: pātivratyasya vṛṣaḥ (‘bull/strength of wifely fidelity’)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle

• tāḥ: they (those women)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• gatāḥ: attained/went to
• gatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Feminine Nominative Plural; predicate with tāḥ

• sarva-pūjyatām: universal venerability
• sarva-pūjyatām: Karma (कर्म/object of gatāḥ—state attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; abstract noun; तत्पुरुष: sarvaiḥ pūjyatā (‘being worthy of worship by all’)

• brahma-viṣṇu-haraiḥ: by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Hara (Śiva)
• brahma-viṣṇu-haraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; द्वन्द्व: brahmā ca viṣṇuś ca haraś ca

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle

• mānyāḥ: honoured
• mānyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/predicate of tāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate adjective

• jātāḥ: became
• jātāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Feminine Nominative Plural; ‘became’

• munīśvaraiḥ: by the great sages
• munīśvaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: munīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: munīnām īśvarāḥ (‘lords among sages’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that unwavering dharma rooted in devotion (bhakti) generates spiritual splendor (tejas) so great that the devotee becomes universally venerable; even the highest deities honor such purity and steadfastness.

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

By naming Hara (Śiva) among those who honor the virtuous, the text implies that Saguna Śiva responds to inner integrity and devotion; Linga-worship is fulfilled not only by ritual, but by the devotee’s steadfast conduct and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to taking a vrata (sacred vow) with disciplined purity—supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and regular Śiva-pūjā—so that outer worship aligns with inner steadfastness.