Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा शिवे नित्यं कर्तव्यम्पतिसेवनम् । त्वया शैलात्मज प्रीत्या सर्वकामप्रदं सदा

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā śive nityaṃ kartavyampatisevanam | tvayā śailātmaja prītyā sarvakāmapradaṃ sadā

Translation

因此，噢 Śivā（女神），既已明了此理，你应恒常以虔敬侍奉夫君。噢山之女，此等以真挚爱敬而行的侍奉，常为赐予一切正当愿求之源。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘ज्ञात्वा’; पूर्वक्रिया (having known)

• शिवे: O Śiva (O auspicious one)
• शिवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• कर्तव्यम्: should be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—तव्यत् (gerundive/obligatory) ‘कर्तव्य’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (ought to be done)

• पति-सेवनम्: service to the husband
• पति-सेवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पतेः सेवनम्)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शैल-आत्मज: O daughter of the mountain
• शैल-आत्मज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शैलस्य आत्मजः)

• प्रीत्या: with love / out of affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्व-काम-प्रदम्: granting all desires
• सर्व-काम-प्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति इति)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Lord Śiva (instructing Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse frames dharmic service performed with prīti (loving intention) as a sādhana: when duty is infused with devotion, it becomes spiritually fruitful and capable of granting both worldly well-being and inner harmony aligned with Śiva’s order.

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

In the Saguna (personal) Śaiva view, devotion is not limited to temple rites; it is expressed as disciplined conduct and loving service. Such prīti-centered action becomes an offering in spirit—complementing Linga worship by making daily life itself an act of reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is nitya-sevā done with prīti: daily conduct as worship. A simple Śaiva takeaway is to combine household duties with mental japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a devotional intention, treating actions as offerings to Śiva.