Shloka 30
व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)
पौर्णमास्यां भवं स्नाप्य पञ्चगव्यघृतादिभिः श्वेतं गोमिथुनं दत्त्वा सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
paurṇamāsyāṃ bhavaṃ snāpya pañcagavyaghṛtādibhiḥ śvetaṃ gomithunaṃ dattvā so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
On the full-moon day, having bathed Bhava (Lord Śiva) with the five products of the cow, with ghee and the like, and having gifted a white pair of cattle, one attains the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, such Liṅga-bathing and dāna become purifying upāyas that loosen pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul) through devotion to Pati (Śiva).
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It teaches that Pūrṇimā Linga-abhiṣeka with pañcagavya and ghee, coupled with dāna of a white cattle-pair, is a high-merit Shaiva rite—so efficacious it is said to yield Aśvamedha-like fruit, emphasizing Śiva as the supreme recipient (Pati) of worship.
By naming Śiva as “Bhava” and placing him as the focus of abhiṣeka and offering, the verse presents Shiva-tattva as the purifying Lord (Pati) whose grace transforms ritual devotion into liberation-oriented merit for the paśu, weakening pāśa through consecrated action.
A ritual practice is highlighted: Pūrṇimā Śiva-abhiṣeka (Linga-snāna) with pañcagavya and ghṛta, followed by dāna (gift) of a white cow-and-bull pair; it functions as a bhakti-based upāya aligned with Shaiva vrata discipline rather than a purely internal yogic technique.