Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62
पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow
भक्तान्द्विजांश्च शक्तश्चेद्दीनानाथांश्च तोषयेत् । स्वयं चानशने शक्तः फलमूलाशने ऽथ वा
bhaktāndvijāṃśca śaktaśceddīnānāthāṃśca toṣayet | svayaṃ cānaśane śaktaḥ phalamūlāśane 'tha vā
បើមានសមត្ថភាព គួរធ្វើឲ្យព្រះភក្តិរបស់ព្រះអម្ចាស់ ព្រហ្មណ៍ទ្វិជ និងអ្នកក្រីក្រ អស្រ័យគ្មានទីពឹង បានពេញចិត្ត។ ហើយបើខ្លួនមានកម្លាំង គួរអនុវត្តអនសនៈ (អត់អាហារ) ដោយខ្លួនឯង; បើមិនអាចទេ គួររស់ដោយផ្លែឈើ និងឫស។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Service to bhaktas, dvijas, and the helpless is framed as Śiva-sevā itself, accruing puṇya and softening pāśa (bondage) through compassion and restraint.
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva devotion is proved through compassionate service—honouring Shiva’s devotees and supporting the helpless—along with disciplined self-restraint such as fasting, which purifies the pashu (bound soul) and loosens the pasha (bondage).
In Saguna Shiva worship, pleasing Shiva is inseparable from pleasing His bhaktas and upholding dharma; offerings at the Linga culminate in living worship through feeding and supporting those worthy and those in need.
A vrata-oriented practice is implied: fast if capable, or keep a regulated phala-mūla (fruits and roots) diet, while performing dāna/annadāna to devotees, dvijas, and the poor as part of Shaiva worship.