Shloka 33

व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

पौर्णमास्यां तु सम्पूज्य देवदेवमुमापतिम् स्नाप्य शक्त्या यथान्यायं चरुं दद्याच् च शूलिने

Transliteration

paurṇamāsyāṃ tu sampūjya devadevamumāpatim snāpya śaktyā yathānyāyaṃ caruṃ dadyāc ca śūline

Translation

Am Vollmondtag soll man den Gott der Götter — Umās Herrn — ordnungsgemäß verehren und Ihn, nach eigener Kraft, rituell baden; sodann bringe man Śūlin, dem Träger des Dreizacks, ein caru, eine gekochte Opfergabe, dar. Durch diese disziplinierte Handlung nähert sich der paśu dem Pati, und Śivas Gnade lockert die pāśa, die Fesseln.

Word by Word

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day

• तु: indeed/then

• सम्पूज्य: having fully worshipped

• देवदेवम्: the God of gods

• उमापतिम्: the Lord of Umā (Śiva)

• स्नाप्य: having bathed (ritually)

• शक्त्या: according to one’s ability/power

• यथान्यायम्: according to rule and proper procedure

• चरुम्: caru, a cooked sacrificial offering/oblation

• दद्यात्: one should give/offer

• च: and

• शूलिने: to the Trident-bearer (Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

It prescribes a Pūrṇimā-focused Shiva-pūjā: complete worship, abhiṣeka (ritual bathing), and offering of caru—showing that disciplined, rule-based worship is a direct means to invoke Śiva’s anugraha (grace) in Linga practice.

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

Śiva is addressed as Devadeva (supreme Lord) and Umāpati (inseparable from Śakti), indicating the Shaiva Siddhānta emphasis that Pati is sovereign and grace-bestowing, while also manifesting with Śakti as the power through which the devotee’s rite becomes effective.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A structured pūjā-vidhi—especially abhiṣeka and the caru offering—performed yathā-nyāya (according to injunction), with śaktyā (as per capacity). This aligns with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where outer rite supports inner purification and loosening of pāśa (bondage).