Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

दद्याद्गोमिथुनं गौरं वारुणं लोकमाप्नुयात् श्रावणे च द्विजा मासे कृत्वा वै नक्तभोजनम्

Transliteration

dadyādgomithunaṃ gauraṃ vāruṇaṃ lokamāpnuyāt śrāvaṇe ca dvijā māse kṛtvā vai naktabhojanam

Translation

淡い白色のガウラ種の牝牛を一対施す者は、ヴァルナの世界に至る。さらにシュラーヴァナ月に、ああ二度生まれし者よ、夜のみ食する戒（ナクタボージャナ）を修すれば、その功徳を得て、束縛された魂パシュを清め、主宰パティたるシヴァへと向ける。

Word by Word

• दद्याद्: should give/donate

• गो-मिथुनम्: a pair of cows (cow-couple)

• गौरम्: fair/gaura breed, excellent

• वारुणम्: belonging to Varuṇa

• लोकम्: world/realm

• आप्नुयात्: would attain

• श्रावणे: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa

• च: and

• द्विजा: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa/initiated)

• मासे: in the month

• कृत्वा: having done/undertaken

• वै: indeed

• नक्त-भोजनम्: night-eating observance (taking food only at night)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Varuna
• Dwijas

FAQs

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

It frames charity (dāna) and Śrāvaṇa-vrata as purifying supports for Śiva-bhakti—preparing the worshipper to approach the Liṅga with greater inner śuddhi (purity) and steadiness.

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

While the verse names Varuṇa’s realm as a karmic result, its Shaiva import is that disciplined giving and restraint reduce pāśa (bondage) and orient the paśu toward Pati—Śiva as the ultimate purifier beyond worldly attainments.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Two practices are highlighted: go-dāna (donation of a cow-pair) and naktabhojana-vrata in Śrāvaṇa (eating only at night), a restraint-based observance aligned with tapas and devotional discipline.