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

dharma・kāma・artha・mokṣaを求め、また一切の罪を完全に清めるために、Puṣya月に正しい敬虔をもって（シヴァを）礼拝し、夜にのみ食する誓いを行う者は、望む聖なる功徳を得る。

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.