Shloka 45

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

तस्माद्देवं यजेद्भक्त्या प्रतिमासं यथाविधि पौर्णमास्यां व्रतं कार्यं सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

tasmāddevaṃ yajedbhaktyā pratimāsaṃ yathāvidhi paurṇamāsyāṃ vrataṃ kāryaṃ sarvakāmārthasiddhaye

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഭക്തിയോടെ പ്രതിമാസം വിധിപ്രകാരം ആ ദേവനായ ശിവനെ ആരാധിക്കണം. പൗർണ്ണമിദിനത്തിൽ സർവകാമാർത്ഥസിദ്ധിക്കായി വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• देवम्: the Deva (Śiva)

• यजेत्: should worship/sacrifice to

• भक्त्या: with devotion

• प्रतिमासम्: every month

• यथाविधि: according to proper rule/ritual injunction

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day (Pūrṇimā)

• व्रतम्: vow/observance

• कार्यम्: should be done/undertaken

• सर्व: all

• काम-अर्थ: desired aims/objectives (kāma and artha, broadly all sought goals)

• सिद्धये: for accomplishment/perfection

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes a regular discipline: monthly worship of Śiva according to śāstric procedure, with a focused Pūrṇimā-vrata as a potent observance for attaining one’s rightful aims through devotion and proper rite.

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

Śiva is indicated as the Deva worthy of yajña and bhakti—Pati who responds to disciplined devotion; by approaching Him through vidhi and vrata, the pashu (individual soul) moves from pasha-bound striving toward siddhi under His grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A monthly Śiva-yajana (Linga-pūjā in practice) performed yathāvidhi, and a Pūrṇimā-vrata—an observance combining restraint, worship, and intention-setting aimed at sarva-kāmārtha-siddhi.