Shloka 30

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

सा च सार्धं महादेव्या मोदते नात्र संशयः चैत्रे भवं कुमारं च भवानीं च यथाविधि

Transliteration

sā ca sārdhaṃ mahādevyā modate nātra saṃśayaḥ caitre bhavaṃ kumāraṃ ca bhavānīṃ ca yathāvidhi

Translation

彼女（礼拝者）はマハーデーヴィーとともに歓喜する――疑いはない。チャイトラ月には、定められた作法により、バヴァ（シヴァ）、クマーラ（スカンダ）、そしてバヴァーニー（聖なる母）を礼拝すべきである。

Word by Word

• सा (sā): she (the devotee)

• च (ca): and

• सार्धम् (sārdham): together with

• महादेव्या (mahādevyā): with Mahādevī (Pārvatī/Śakti)

• मोदते (modate): rejoices, delights

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here/in this matter

• संशयः (saṃśayaḥ): doubt

• चैत्रे (caitre): in the month of Caitra

• भवम् (bhavam): Bhava, Śiva

• कुमारम् (kumāram): Kumāra, Skanda

• च (ca): and

• भवानीम् (bhavānīm): Bhavānī, Pārvatī

• च (ca): and

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi): according to rule/rite.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the observance/puja-vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadevi (Bhavani/Parvati)
• Shiva (Bhava)
• Kumara (Skanda)

FAQs

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

It links ritual correctness (yathāvidhi) with devotional fruition: by worshipping Bhava with Śakti (Bhavānī) and their divine son (Kumāra) in Caitra, the devotee attains auspiciousness and delight in the presence of the Goddess—an implicit affirmation that Linga-oriented worship culminates in Shiva-Shakti grace.

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

Śiva is invoked as Bhava—the Pati (Lord) whose worship, when united with Śakti (Mahādevī/Bhavānī), yields immediate spiritual joy and certainty of result (“nātra saṃśayaḥ”), reflecting Shiva-tattva as the sure refuge that loosens pāśa (bondage) for the pashu (soul) through divine grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A calendar-based vrata/pujā practice is indicated: in Caitra, perform worship of Bhava, Kumāra, and Bhavānī according to injunctions (yathāvidhi). The yogic takeaway is disciplined observance (niyama) expressed as regulated worship that aligns the pashu toward Pati through śakti-anugraha (grace).