Shloka 80
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
अनेनैवोपवासेन यज्जातं फलमेव च । तेनैव प्रीयतां देवः शंकरः सुखदायकः
anenaivopavāsena yajjātaṃ phalameva ca | tenaiva prīyatāṃ devaḥ śaṃkaraḥ sukhadāyakaḥ
ഈ ഉപവാസം കൊണ്ടു ലഭിച്ച ഫലം ഏതായാലും, അതേ പുണ്യത്താൽ സുഖദായകനായ ദേവൻ ശങ്കരൻ പ്രസന്നനാകട്ടെ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara
Significance: Teaches phala-tyāga (dedication of merit): the fruit of upavāsa is offered back to Śiva, converting observance into grace-oriented devotion rather than transactional ritual.
Mantra: अनेनैवोपवासेन यज्जातं फलमेव च । तेनैव प्रीयतां देवः शंकरः सुखदायकः
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that the true completion of a vratam (fast/observance) is to dedicate its entire fruit to Śiva; when the merit is surrendered to Pati (the Lord), the devotee’s practice becomes purified by bhakti and oriented toward grace rather than mere personal gain.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s pilgrimage-and-Jyotirlinga context, the fast is not treated as an isolated austerity; its fruit is consciously offered to Saguna Śiva—Śaṅkara—often worshipped as the Jyotirlinga/Linga, so the observance culminates in devotion and pleasing the Lord.
Perform upavāsa (fasting) as a Shaiva vratam and conclude with saṅkalpa/arpana-bhāva—mentally offering the earned merit to Śiva (commonly alongside Linga worship and japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).