Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

तानि व्यासादुपश्रुत्य युष्माकं प्रवदाम्यहम् अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां पक्षयोरुभयोरपि

Transliteration

tāni vyāsādupaśrutya yuṣmākaṃ pravadāmyaham aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ pakṣayorubhayorapi

Translation

Having heard those teachings from Vyāsa, I now declare them to you: the observances to be performed on the Eighth (Aṣṭamī) and on the Fourteenth (Caturdaśī) lunar days, in both fortnights—bright and dark—for the worship of Śiva and for the loosening of the paśu’s bonds (pāśa) by the grace of Pati, the Lord.

Word by Word

• तानि (tāni): those (teachings/rites)

• व्यासात् (vyāsāt): from Vyāsa

• उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya): having heard/learned

• युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam): to you (all)

• प्रवदामि (pravadāmi): I proclaim/expound

• अहम् (aham): I

• अष्टम्याम् (aṣṭamyām): on the eighth lunar day

• च (ca): and

• चतुर्दश्याम् (caturdaśyām): on the fourteenth lunar day

• पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ): in the two fortnights

• उभयोः (ubhayor): of both

• अपि (api): also/indeed.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It authorizes specific Shiva-centered observances on Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī in both fortnights, framing them as a received tradition (from Vyāsa) and a practical schedule for regular Liṅga-pūjā.

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

By implying Shiva as Pati—the Lord whose worship is regulated by sacred time (tithi)—the verse positions him as the liberating principle who can loosen pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul) through disciplined observance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tithi-based vrata discipline: undertaking Shiva observances specifically on the 8th and 14th lunar days in both pakṣas, a common Shaiva framework supporting steady pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented self-restraint.