Shloka 12

गुरुत्व-परम्परा-शौचविधि-प्रश्नः

Questions on Guruhood, Lineage, and Purificatory Discipline

Devanagari script

वैशाखे श्रावणेमासि तथाश्वयुजि कार्तिके । मार्गशीर्षे च माघे वा शुक्लपक्षे शुभे दिने

Transliteration

vaiśākhe śrāvaṇemāsi tathāśvayuji kārtike | mārgaśīrṣe ca māghe vā śuklapakṣe śubhe dine

Translation

Aux mois de Vaiśākha et de Śrāvaṇa, de même en Āśvayuja et en Kārtika, et encore en Mārgaśīrṣa ou en Māgha—un jour faste de la quinzaine claire (śukla-pakṣa)—il convient d’accomplir cette observance et ce culte.

Word by Word

• vaiśākhe: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• vaiśākhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in the month Vaiśākha’

• śrāvaṇe: in Śrāvaṇa
• śrāvaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in (the month) Śrāvaṇa’

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in the month’

• tathā: likewise; also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• aśvayuji: in Āśvayuja
• aśvayuji: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvayuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in (the month) Āśvayuja’

• kārtike: in Kārtika
• kārtike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in (the month) Kārtika’

• mārgaśīrṣe: in Mārgaśīrṣa
• mārgaśīrṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārgaśīrṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in (the month) Mārgaśīrṣa’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction ‘and’)

• māghe: in Māgha
• māghe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in (the month) Māgha’

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — विकल्पार्थक (or)

• śukla-pakṣe: in the bright fortnight
• śukla-pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — कर्मधारयः; ‘in the bright fortnight’

• śubhe: auspicious
• śubhe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘dine’)

• dine: on a day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘on a day’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It sanctifies specific lunar months and the bright fortnight as especially supportive for Shiva-upāsanā, aligning the devotee’s vrata and devotion with auspicious cosmic rhythms to deepen bhakti and purify the pashu (bound soul) toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By prescribing favorable times, it frames Linga-pūjā and Saguna Shiva worship as disciplined, calendrically aligned practices—strengthening steadiness (niyama) and devotional focus, which Shaiva tradition holds to be powerful aids for grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-pūjā or vrata on auspicious śukla-pakṣa days in these months—typically including mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), abhiṣeka, and regulated observances consistent with Shaiva practice.