Shloka 80
Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya
The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga
यः कार्त्तिकस्य मार्गस्य पौषस्य तपसस्तथा । तपस्यस्य सिते पक्षे तृतीयायां व्रतं चरेत्
yaḥ kārttikasya mārgasya pauṣasya tapasastathā | tapasyasya site pakṣe tṛtīyāyāṃ vrataṃ caret
ファールグナ月（タパスヤ）の白分の第三日（トリティーヤー）に誓戒を修し、さらにカールッティカ、マールガシールシャ、パウシャ、マーガの諸月にも同様に行う者は、清めのシャイヴァの行を実践し、帰依者を主シヴァの恩寵へと導く。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It praises disciplined observance (vrata) on an auspicious tithi across sacred months, emphasizing that steady devotion and restraint purify the soul (paśu) and dispose it toward Śiva’s grace (anugraha), central to Shaiva Siddhanta.
A vrata on specific lunar days is typically fulfilled through Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā with mantra and offerings—using time (kāla) as a sacred support to focus the mind on Śiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.
Observe a tṛtīyā vrata in the bright fortnight during the named months—commonly including purity, fasting or regulated diet, japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and Linga worship with devotion.