Shloka 21
व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)
सोपवासं चतुर्दश्यां भवेदुभयपक्षयोः रुद्राय पौर्णमास्यां तु दद्याद्वै घृतकम्बलम्
sopavāsaṃ caturdaśyāṃ bhavedubhayapakṣayoḥ rudrāya paurṇamāsyāṃ tu dadyādvai ghṛtakambalam
On the fourteenth lunar day in both fortnights one should observe the vow with fasting; and on the full-moon day one should indeed offer to Rudra a woollen blanket anointed with ghee. This dāna purifies the paśu (bound soul) and supports Śiva-worship that leads toward release from pāśa (bondage) under the grace of Pati (the Lord).
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It links Linga-centered Shaiva discipline to concrete observances—fasting on both Chaturdashis and dana on Purnima—showing that devotion is expressed through vrata (self-restraint) and charitable offering to Rudra as part of Shiva-puja.
Shiva is addressed as Rudra, the Pati who receives offerings and grants purification; the verse implies that grace is approached through regulated conduct that loosens pasha (bondage) upon the pashu (individual soul).
A vrata practice: upavasa (fasting) on the 14th tithi of both pakshas, coupled with dana on Purnima—supporting the Shaiva path where discipline and offering function as auxiliaries to inner purification aligned with Pashupata-oriented worship.