Shloka 74
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
गीतैर्वाद्यैस्तथा नृत्यैर्नयेत्कालं च भक्तितः । महोत्सवैर्भक्तजनैर्यावत्स्यादरुणोदयः
gītairvādyaistathā nṛtyairnayetkālaṃ ca bhaktitaḥ | mahotsavairbhaktajanairyāvatsyādaruṇodayaḥ
With devotion, one should pass the time with sacred songs, instrumental music, and dance—celebrated in grand festivals by gatherings of devotees—until the auspicious dawn appears.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Sthala Purana: Festival (mahotsava) atmosphere is prescribed as part of vrata observance until aruṇodaya. This resembles temple-night vigils (jāgaraṇa) but is not tied here to a named Jyotirliṅga.
Significance: Encourages communal bhakti (saṅgīta-vādya-nṛtya) as a sustaining practice through the night-vigil, transforming time itself into worship.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that time becomes sanctified when offered to Shiva through bhakti—especially in satsanga—using kīrtana (song), vādyas (music), and nṛtya (sacred dance) as acts of worship until the auspicious dawn.
Such night-long festival devotion is a Saguna mode of worship where the devotees honor Shiva’s accessible presence—often centered on the Linga—through communal offerings of sound and movement as reverent upacāras.
Maintain a devotional vigil (jāgaraṇa) with kīrtana and celebratory worship until dawn; internally, keep remembrance of Shiva and, where customary, support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).