Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

मार्गशीर्षे च मासे ऽपि कृत्वैवं नक्तभोजनम् यवान्नेन यथान्यायम् आज्यक्षीरादिभिः समम्

Transliteration

mārgaśīrṣe ca māse 'pi kṛtvaivaṃ naktabhojanam yavānnena yathānyāyam ājyakṣīrādibhiḥ samam

Translation

Auch im Monat Mārgaśīrṣa soll man dieselbe Zucht wahren und nur nachts essen; und nach rechter Vorschrift eine Mahlzeit aus Gerste (yavānna) zu sich nehmen, gleichmäßig begleitet von Ghee, Milch und ähnlichen reinen Opfergaben—so erfüllt man das śaivische Gelübde in geregelter Enthaltsamkeit um des Herrn (Pati) willen.

Word by Word

• मार्गशीर्षे: in (the month of) Mārgaśīrṣa

• च: and

• मासे: in the month

• अपि: also/even

• कृत्वा: having done/observing

• एवम्: thus/in this manner

• नक्त-भोजनम्: night-only eating (a vrata discipline)

• यव-अन्नेन: with barley-food

• यथा-न्यायम्: according to rule/according to proper procedure

• आज्य: ghee

• क्षीर: milk

• आदिभिः: and the like (other pure items)

• समम्: equally/together/in due proportion

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-vrata guidelines to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes a specific vrata-style purity regimen—night-only eating with sāttvika offerings—supporting disciplined Linga-puja and cultivating devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

By framing the vow as regulated restraint offered to the supreme Pati, it implies Shiva as the liberating Lord who loosens Pāśa (bondage) when the Pashu (soul) adopts purity, rule, and devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A vrata discipline (naktabhojana) aligned with Shaiva niyamas—controlled intake, sāttvika food (barley with ghee and milk), and rule-based observance supporting Pashupata-oriented self-restraint.