तस्यां रात्रौ हि मे पूजां यः करिष्यति मानवः । मंत्रैरेतैः सुरश्रेष्ठ विपाप्मा स भविष्यति
tasyāṃ rātrau hi me pūjāṃ yaḥ kariṣyati mānavaḥ | maṃtrairetaiḥ suraśreṣṭha vipāpmā sa bhaviṣyati
હે દેવશ્રેષ્ઠ! જે મનુષ્ય તે રાત્રે આ મંત્રોથી મારી પૂજા કરશે, તે નિશ્ચયે પાપમુક્ત થશે.
Śiva
Type: kshetra
Listener: surश्रेष्ठ (addressed as ‘best of the gods’ within the narrative frame)
Scene: A devotee performs night-time Śiva worship at a tīrtha shrine, lamp-light flickering, offering flowers and arghya, with an atmosphere of solemn purification and vow.
Mantra-guided worship on Śivarātri is presented as a direct means to become free from sin.
The verse emphasizes the sacred night and method (mantra-pūjā) rather than a single geographical tīrtha.
Perform Śiva-pūjā on that night using the specified mantras (as given in the surrounding text).
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