Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

श्रुतिस्वकुलजाचारं चचार विधिवन्मुने । उत्सवम्विविधन्तत्र सा मेना क्षितिभृत्प्रिया

Transliteration

śrutisvakulajācāraṃ cacāra vidhivanmune | utsavamvividhantatra sā menā kṣitibhṛtpriyā

Translation

圣者啊，蒙爱之梅那，山王之妃，依仪遵行吠陀圣典之法度与本族正法之习；并于彼处如法举行种种吉祥庆典。

Word by Word

• श्रुति-स्व-कुलज-आचारम्: the conduct of one’s own family according to the Vedas
• श्रुति-स्व-कुलज-आचारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कुलज (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—श्रुत्यनुसारः स्वकुलजः आचारः (determinative)

• चचार: (she) practiced / followed
• चचार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विधिवत्: properly, according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

• उत्सवम्: festival
• उत्सवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विविधम्: various, manifold
• विविधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘उत्सवम्’)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सा’ इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन्

• क्षितिभृत्-प्रिया: beloved of the mountain-bearer (Himālaya)
• क्षितिभृत्-प्रिया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षितिभृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—क्षितिभृतः (पर्वतस्य/हिमालयस्य) प्रिया (genitive-tatpurusha)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Mena
• Himavan

FAQs

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

It highlights that dharma—living according to śruti (Vedic revelation) and kulācāra (righteous family tradition)—creates purity and auspiciousness, forming the proper spiritual environment for Shaiva grace to unfold in the Parvati narrative.

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

By stressing vidhivat (proper procedure) and utsava (sacred celebration), the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship as structured, communal, and scripturally aligned—where festivals and rites become devotional offerings that honor Shiva’s manifest presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is vidhivat-ācaraṇa: perform Shiva worship and festivals with scriptural discipline—regular pūjā, observance of holy days, and orderly rites—rather than casual practice; this is the foundation for deeper mantra-japa and contemplative devotion.