Shloka 13
Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi
Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance
एवं सम्पूज्य विधिवत्संतोष्य प्रातरेव च । पुनः पूजां ततः कृत्वा होमं कुर्याद्यथाविधि
evaṃ sampūjya vidhivatsaṃtoṣya prātareva ca | punaḥ pūjāṃ tataḥ kṛtvā homaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi
Thus, having duly performed the worship according to the prescribed rite and remaining content—early in the morning—one should again perform the pūjā; thereafter, according to rule, one should carry out the homa, the fire-offering.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Shiva should be joined with disciplined observance: worship done with vidhi (right method) and inner contentment culminates in homa, symbolizing the offering of one’s actions and ego into sacred fire for purification and grace.
The instruction is a liturgical sequence typically applied to Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where repeated morning worship is followed by homa, reinforcing steady daily reverence to the manifest form while aiming at inner purification.
Perform morning Shiva-pūjā according to injunctions, repeat the worship, and then do homa as prescribed—ideally alongside mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) with a composed, content mind.