Shloka 5

व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

पृथिवीं भाजनं कृत्वा भुक्त्वा पर्वसु मानवः अहोरात्रेण चैकेन त्रिरात्रफलमश्नुते

Transliteration

pṛthivīṃ bhājanaṃ kṛtvā bhuktvā parvasu mānavaḥ ahorātreṇa caikena trirātraphalamaśnute

Translation

Aux jours sacrés de parva, si l’homme fait de la terre son propre récipient et mange avec humilité et retenue, alors, par une seule discipline d’un jour et d’une nuit, il obtient un mérite égal à celui d’un vœu de trois nuits. Une telle maîtrise affaiblit le pāśa (l’entrave) et tourne le paśu (l’âme incarnée) vers Pati, le Seigneur Śiva.

Word by Word

• पृथिवीं: the earth

• भाजनं: a bowl, vessel

• कृत्वा: having made

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten, taking food

• पर्वसु: on parva days (sacred lunar/ritual junctions)

• मानवः: a human being

• अहोरात्रेण: by a day-and-night (24-hour observance)

• च: and

• एकेन: by one (single)

• त्रिरात्रफलम्: the fruit/merit of three nights

• अश्नुते: obtains, enjoys

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It teaches a purity-discipline (niyama) for parva days: humble, restrained eating as an austerity that amplifies merit—supporting eligibility (adhikāra) for Śiva-pūjā and Linga-upāsanā.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By linking intensified merit to self-restraint, it implies Śiva as Pati—the liberating Lord—approached through inner purification that loosens pāśa binding the paśu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A parva-day vrata: observing a single ahorātra discipline with simple, earth-based eating (symbolizing humility and non-attachment), yielding the fruit of a longer trirātra vow.