Shloka 45

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

तस्माद्देवं यजेद्भक्त्या प्रतिमासं यथाविधि पौर्णमास्यां व्रतं कार्यं सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

tasmāddevaṃ yajedbhaktyā pratimāsaṃ yathāvidhi paurṇamāsyāṃ vrataṃ kāryaṃ sarvakāmārthasiddhaye

Translation

لذلك ينبغي أن يُعبَد ذلك الإله (الرب شيفا) بتفانٍ ومحبةٍ تعبّدية كلَّ شهر، وفق الشعيرة المقرّرة. وفي يوم اكتمال القمر يُتَّخذ النذر (فرَتا) لتمام نيل جميع المقاصد والثمار المنشودة.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• देवम्: the Deva (Śiva)

• यजेत्: should worship/sacrifice to

• भक्त्या: with devotion

• प्रतिमासम्: every month

• यथाविधि: according to proper rule/ritual injunction

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day (Pūrṇimā)

• व्रतम्: vow/observance

• कार्यम्: should be done/undertaken

• सर्व: all

• काम-अर्थ: desired aims/objectives (kāma and artha, broadly all sought goals)

• सिद्धये: for accomplishment/perfection

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes a regular discipline: monthly worship of Śiva according to śāstric procedure, with a focused Pūrṇimā-vrata as a potent observance for attaining one’s rightful aims through devotion and proper rite.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is indicated as the Deva worthy of yajña and bhakti—Pati who responds to disciplined devotion; by approaching Him through vidhi and vrata, the pashu (individual soul) moves from pasha-bound striving toward siddhi under His grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A monthly Śiva-yajana (Linga-pūjā in practice) performed yathāvidhi, and a Pūrṇimā-vrata—an observance combining restraint, worship, and intention-setting aimed at sarva-kāmārtha-siddhi.