Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
भक्तेन विधिना पूजा क्रियमाणा निरीक्षिता । उपोषितेन भूतायामनेनास्थितचेतसा
bhaktena vidhinā pūjā kriyamāṇā nirīkṣitā | upoṣitena bhūtāyāmanenāsthitacetasā
The worship was observed as the devotee performed it according to the prescribed rite—by one who had fasted, kept vigil through the night, and held the mind steady and undistracted.
Sūta Gosvāmī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General ritual-bhakti description (vidhi-pūjā, upavāsa, jāgaraṇa, ekāgratā) rather than a site-specific Jyotirliṅga legend.
Significance: Highlights core vrata-ethos: fasting and night-vigil with steady mind intensify receptivity to Śiva’s grace; aligns with Śivarātri-style observance though not named here.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It highlights that Shiva-pūjā bears fruit when done with bhakti and niyama—right method, fasting, night-vigil, and a steady, undistracted mind—showing devotion becoming inward concentration rather than mere outer ritual.
The verse describes vidhi-based pūjā as it is actually carried out, a hallmark of Saguna Shiva worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), where external offerings are joined with inner steadiness (āsthita-cetas) to make the rite complete.
Upavāsa (fasting), jāgaraṇa (keeping awake through the night), and mental steadiness—supportive of mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during the vigil.