Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi
कार्तिक्यां कृत्तिकासंगे कुर्याद्यः स्वामिदर्शनम् । तस्य पापं दहेत्सर्वं चित्तेप्सित फलं लभेत्
kārtikyāṃ kṛttikāsaṃge kuryādyaḥ svāmidarśanam | tasya pāpaṃ dahetsarvaṃ cittepsita phalaṃ labhet
કાર્તિકીમાં કૃત્તિકાઓના શુભ સંયોગે જે સ્વામી (શિવ)ના દર્શન કરે છે, તેના સર્વ પાપ દગ્ધ થાય છે અને તે હૃદયે ઇચ્છિત ફળ પામે છે.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not tied here to a specific Jyotirliṅga; the verse teaches a time-based vrata/darśana-phala: on Kārttikī with Kṛttikā-saṅga, Śiva-darśana burns pāpa and grants desired fruits.
Significance: Darśana of Śiva at the Kārttikī–Kṛttikā conjunction is said to incinerate sins (pāpa-dāha) and fulfill heartfelt aims—typical purāṇic framing of intensified anugraha at auspicious time-nakṣatra junctions.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere Śiva-darśana performed in a sacred time (Kārttika, linked with the Kṛttikās) becomes a grace-filled act: pāpa is ‘burned’ and the devotee gains innerly desired results, emphasizing bhakti supported by auspicious observance.
‘Svāmi-darśana’ is commonly fulfilled through temple worship and Liṅga-darśana—meeting Saguna Śiva through form and rite—by which the devotee’s impurities are purified and blessings manifest, aligning outer darśana with inner surrender.
Perform Śiva-darśana in Kārttika (especially on/near Kṛttikā), with simple upacāras—lamp offering, water/abhiṣeka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—and maintain purity (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa may be adopted as supportive disciplines).