Shloka 80
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
अनेनैवोपवासेन यज्जातं फलमेव च । तेनैव प्रीयतां देवः शंकरः सुखदायकः
anenaivopavāsena yajjātaṃ phalameva ca | tenaiva prīyatāṃ devaḥ śaṃkaraḥ sukhadāyakaḥ
Durch eben dieses Fasten, welcher Ertrag auch immer daraus entstanden ist—durch eben dieses Verdienst möge der Gott Śaṅkara, der Spender des Glücks, erfreut sein.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara
Significance: Teaches phala-tyāga (dedication of merit): the fruit of upavāsa is offered back to Śiva, converting observance into grace-oriented devotion rather than transactional ritual.
Mantra: अनेनैवोपवासेन यज्जातं फलमेव च । तेनैव प्रीयतां देवः शंकरः सुखदायकः
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that the true completion of a vratam (fast/observance) is to dedicate its entire fruit to Śiva; when the merit is surrendered to Pati (the Lord), the devotee’s practice becomes purified by bhakti and oriented toward grace rather than mere personal gain.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s pilgrimage-and-Jyotirlinga context, the fast is not treated as an isolated austerity; its fruit is consciously offered to Saguna Śiva—Śaṅkara—often worshipped as the Jyotirlinga/Linga, so the observance culminates in devotion and pleasing the Lord.
Perform upavāsa (fasting) as a Shaiva vratam and conclude with saṅkalpa/arpana-bhāva—mentally offering the earned merit to Śiva (commonly alongside Linga worship and japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).