Shloka 41
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
ततः संप्रार्थयेच्छंभुं नतस्कन्धः कृताञ्जलिः । कृतसम्पूर्ण व्रतको नत्वा तं च पुनः पुनः
tataḥ saṃprārthayecchaṃbhuṃ nataskandhaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ | kṛtasampūrṇa vratako natvā taṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ
それから、肩を垂れて合掌し、誓戒を完全に成就したのち、シャンブ（主シヴァ）に至心に祈り、幾度も幾度もその御前に礼拝すべきである。
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages, within the Kotirudra context of Jyotirlinga observances)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Koṭirudra-saṃhitā frames vrata-completion as a means to approach Śiva at liṅga-kṣetras; this verse gives the concluding posture of surrender (praṇāma/añjali) rather than a specific sthala origin.
Significance: Completion of vrata culminates in repeated namaskāra and heartfelt prārthanā, orienting the bound soul (paśu) toward Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
FAQs
It teaches that the fruit of a vow is sealed by humility and surrender—after disciplined observance, the devotee turns the merit toward Śiva through heartfelt prayer and repeated bowing, expressing bhakti and śaraṇāgati (taking refuge in Pati, the Lord).
In Jyotirlinga and Liṅga worship, external rites culminate in inner devotion: standing with añjali and offering namaskāra again and again affirms Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who receives the devotee’s completed vrata and grants grace.
Conclude the vrata with añjali-mudrā, repeated namaskāra (prostration), and sincere prayer to Śambhu—optionally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the inward completion of the observance.