Shloka 70
Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्
Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata
Devanagari script
सा भवान्यास्तनुं गत्वा भवेन सह मोदते एकभक्तव्रतं पुण्यं प्रतिमासमनुक्रमात्
Transliteration
sā bhavānyāstanuṃ gatvā bhavena saha modate ekabhaktavrataṃ puṇyaṃ pratimāsamanukramāt
Translation
Ayant pris la forme de Bhavānī, elle se réjouit avec Bhava (Śiva). Ainsi, mois après mois selon l’ordre prescrit, la sainte observance d’Ekabhakta engendre du mérite : elle affermit la dévotion envers Pati (Śiva) et desserre le pāśa (lien) du paśu (l’âme liée).
Word by Word
सा (sā)she
सा (sā):
भवान्याः (bhavānyāḥ)of Bhavānī (Pārvatī)
भवान्याः (bhavānyāḥ):
तनुं (tanuṃ)body, form
तनुं (tanuṃ):
गत्वा (gatvā)having gone/assumed
गत्वा (gatvā):
भवेन (bhavena)with Bhava (Śiva)
भवेन (bhavena):
सह (saha)together with
सह (saha):
मोदते (modate)delights, rejoices
मोदते (modate):
एकभक्तव्रतं (ekabhakta-vrataṃ)the Ekabhakta vow (single daily meal/one-pointed observance)
एकभक्तव्रतं (ekabhakta-vrataṃ):
पुण्यं (puṇyaṃ)meritorious, holy
पुण्यं (puṇyaṃ):
प्रतिमासम् (pratimāsam)every month
प्रतिमासम् (pratimāsam):
अनुक्रमात् (anukramāt)in order, successively, according to sequence.
अनुक्रमात् (anukramāt):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the vrata-mahātmya within the Linga Purana discourse to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)