Shloka 55
Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama
यान्यांश्चिन्तयते कामांस् तांस्तान्प्राप्येह मोदते एकमासव्रतादेव सो ऽन्ते रुद्रत्वमाप्नुयात्
yānyāṃścintayate kāmāṃs tāṃstānprāpyeha modate ekamāsavratādeva so 'nte rudratvamāpnuyāt
Whatever desires a person contemplates, those very aims he attains here and rejoices in; and by the one-month vow alone, in the end he reaches Rudra-hood—union with the state of Rudra, the Pati who releases the bound soul (paśu) from pāśa.
Suta Goswami (narrating the vrata-phala within the Linga Purana discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It states the phala (result) principle of Shaiva vrata: focused contemplation supported by a one-month observance in Shiva’s worship yields worldly attainments, and ultimately culminates in Rudratva—spiritual assimilation to Rudra through grace.
Shiva is implied as Rudra, the supreme Pati whose state (rudratva) is attainable at life’s end—signifying liberation where the paśu is freed from pasha and abides in Shiva’s proximity/likeness through his anugraha (grace).
Ekamāsa-vrata (a one-month Shaiva vow) coupled with sustained bhāvanā (contemplative focus), aligning with Pāśupata discipline where vow, worship, and concentrated intent purify bondage and mature into liberation-oriented realization.