Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

सा धन्या जननी लोके स धन्यो जनकः पिता । धन्यस्स च पतिर्यस्य गृहे देवी पतिव्रता

Transliteration

sā dhanyā jananī loke sa dhanyo janakaḥ pitā | dhanyassa ca patiryasya gṛhe devī pativratā

Translation

世间诚然有福者，是那位母亲；有福者，是生育她的父亲。亦有福者，是其家中女神以贞誓之妻（pativratā）而住，安住于法（dharma），以爱敬侍奉夫主的那位丈夫。

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• dhanyā: blessed
• dhanyā: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• jananī: mother
• jananī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jananī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• dhanyaḥ: blessed
• dhanyaḥ: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• janakaḥ: father (begetter)
• janakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (apposition to janakaḥ)

• dhanyaḥ: blessed
• dhanyaḥ: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• patiḥ: husband
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative genitive)

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• devī: the lady/wife
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• pati-vratā: devoted-to-husband (chaste)
• pati-vratā: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पतेः व्रता’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching to the sages, conveying the Parvati-khanda’s praise of pativratā-dharma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises the sanctity of dharmic household life when it is anchored in devotion (bhakti) and steadfast vows (vrata). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such steadiness purifies the pashu (individual soul) by cultivating discipline, service, and grace-oriented living—making the entire family line “blessed.”

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

By honoring the Goddess as pativratā—inseparable from her Lord—this teaching supports Saguna Shiva worship where Shiva and Shakti are revered together in the home. A harmonious, vow-centered household becomes a fitting place for daily Shiva-Linga pūjā, fostering purity, regularity, and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is vrata and daily home worship: maintain a simple Shiva pūjā with clean conduct, recite the Panchākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and observe periodic fasts (vrata) such as on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri, as a discipline that supports devotion and household dharma.