Shloka 13

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

यत्फलं मम पूजायां वर्षमेकं निरंतरम् । तत्फलं लभते सद्यः शिवरात्रौ मदर्चनात्

Transliteration

yatphalaṃ mama pūjāyāṃ varṣamekaṃ niraṃtaram | tatphalaṃ labhate sadyaḥ śivarātrau madarcanāt

Translation

Whatever fruit is gained by worshipping Me continuously for a full year, that very same fruit is obtained immediately by worshipping Me on the night of Śivarātri.

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘फलम्’ इति विशेषणरूपेण

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूजायाम्: in worship
• पूजायाम्: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वर्षम्: for a year
• वर्षम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालपरिमाण

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: विशेषण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वर्षम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• निरन्तरम्: continuously; without break
• निरन्तरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वर्षम्’ इति विशेषणम्/क्रियाविशेषणार्थः

• तत्: that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘फलम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शिवरात्रौ: on Śivarātri
• शिवरात्रौ: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—शिवस्य रात्रिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• मत्: my
• मत्: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनस्य संक्षिप्तरूपम् (enclitic genitive ‘my’), ‘अर्चनात्’ इति विशेषणम्

• अर्चनात्: from (the act of) worship
• अर्चनात्: अपादान/हेतु (अपादानम्/हेतुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ/अपादानार्थ (from/through)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; it universalizes Śivarātri as a time when Śiva’s grace yields accelerated fruit compared to prolonged ordinary worship.

Significance: Frames Śivarātri as a concentrated ‘grace-window’ (anugraha-kāla) where merit and spiritual progress are swiftly obtained.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that Śivarātri is a uniquely potent sacred time when focused devotion to Pati (Shiva) yields the same merit as prolonged practice, emphasizing grace and intensity of bhakti over mere duration.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Śivarātri worship is commonly performed as Linga-arcana (ritual adoration of Saguna Shiva as the Linga). The verse highlights that such concentrated arcana on Śivarātri grants swift spiritual fruit, supporting the Purana’s emphasis on accessible, form-based worship leading toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Night-long Śivarātri worship: Linga-abhisheka and arcana with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with vrata/fasting and vigil, as one’s capacity allows.