Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

धर्मकामार्थमोक्षार्थं सर्वपापविशुद्धये पुष्यमासे च सम्पूज्य यः कुर्यान्नक्तभोजनम्

Transliteration

dharmakāmārthamokṣārthaṃ sarvapāpaviśuddhaye puṣyamāse ca sampūjya yaḥ kuryānnaktabhojanam

Translation

ધર્મ, કામ, અર્થ અને મોક્ષ માટે તથા સર્વ પાપોની પૂર્ણ શુદ્ધિ માટે—જે પુષ્ય માસમાં વિધિપૂર્વક શિવની સમ્યક પૂજા કરીને રાત્રિ-ભોજનનું વ્રત કરે છે, તે અભીષ્ટ પુણ્ય પામે છે।

Word by Word

• dharma: righteousness/duty

• kāma: lawful desire

• artha: prosperity/purpose

• mokṣa-artham: for liberation

• sarva-pāpa: all sins

• viśuddhaye: for purification

• puṣya-māse: in the month named Puṣya

• ca: and

• sampūjya: having properly worshipped (especially with complete rites)

• yaḥ: whoever

• kuryāt: should do/undertake

• nakta-bhojanam: night-time meal only (naktavrata).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links proper Śiva-pūjā in Puṣya-māsa with a disciplined vow (naktabhojana), presenting worship as both outer rite and inner restraint that purifies pāpa and supports the four puruṣārthas.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the purifying Lord—whose worship removes pasha-like impurities (pāpa) binding the pashu (individual soul), orienting the practitioner toward mokṣa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A vrata-based discipline: performing complete Śiva worship during Puṣya month and observing naktabhojana (eating only at night) as a restraint supporting purification and devotion.