Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

जगदम्बा महेशी त्वं शिवस्साक्षात्पतिस्तव । तव स्मरणतो नार्यो भवन्ति हि पतिव्रताः

Transliteration

jagadambā maheśī tvaṃ śivassākṣātpatistava | tava smaraṇato nāryo bhavanti hi pativratāḥ

Translation

你是 जगदम्बा（Jagadambā），至高的王后摩诃希（Maheśī）；湿婆（Śiva）亲自确是你的主宰。仅凭忆念于你，女子便能成为持守夫誓的贞敬者（pativratā），坚定奉事其夫。

Word by Word

• jagat-ambā: Mother of the world
• jagat-ambā: Sambodhana/Prātipadika (सम्बोधनार्थ-प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + ambā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः अम्बा)

• maheśī: Great Goddess/Queen (of Maheśa)
• maheśī: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sākṣāt: directly
• sākṣāt: Viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘directly/in person’

• patiḥ: husband/lord
• patiḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘शिवः’ इति समानाधिकरण

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• smaraṇataḥ: from (your) remembrance
• smaraṇataḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे ‘from/by (the act of) remembering’

• nāryaḥ: women
• nāryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• bhavanti: become/are
• bhavanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• pati-vratāḥ: devoted-to-husband women
• pati-vratāḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पतेः व्रता)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse praises Pārvatī as Jagadambā and Maheśī, affirming the inseparable Pati–Śakti unity central to Shaiva Siddhānta. Remembering the Goddess refines dharma in household life, cultivating steadiness, purity of intention, and devotion.

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

It supports Saguna worship by honoring Śiva together with His Śakti: Śiva is the supreme Lord (Pati) and Pārvatī is His divine power and grace. In practical devotion, Linga worship is completed by reverence to the Goddess, reflecting their non-separation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Smarana (remembrance) of Pārvatī—through japa of her names, paired worship of Śiva-Linga with Śakti, and a daily sankalpa for fidelity and self-restraint. If one follows Shiva Purana practice, this can be supported with Panchakshara japa and simple bhakti-based prayer.