Shloka 14

Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi

Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance

Devanagari script

यथाशक्ति विधानं च प्राजापत्यं समाचरेत् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्प्रीत्या दद्याद्दानानि भक्तितः

Transliteration

yathāśakti vidhānaṃ ca prājāpatyaṃ samācaret | brāhmaṇānbhojayetprītyā dadyāddānāni bhaktitaḥ

Translation

സ്വശക്തിയനുസരിച്ച് പ്രാജാപത്യ വ്രതവിധാനം യഥാവിധി ആചരിക്കണം. പ്രീതിയോടെ ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ ഭോജനിപ്പിക്കുകയും ഭക്തിയോടെ ദാനങ്ങൾ നൽകുകയും വേണം।

Word by Word

• yathāśakti: according to (one's) capacity
• yathāśakti: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् (adverb: according to ability)

• vidhānam: procedure/arrangement
• vidhānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• prājāpatyam: the Prājāpatya rite
• prājāpatyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prājāpatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेष-यज्ञ/व्रत-नाम

• samācaret: should perform/practise
• samācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• bhojayet: should feed
• bhojayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु, causative भोजय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: cause to eat/feed)

• prītyā: with affection/joyfully
• prītyā: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dānāni: gifts/charities
• dānāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• bhaktitaḥ: devoutly
• bhaktitaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: from devotion/devoutly)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that Shaiva merit is not only gained by worship but also by disciplined observance and compassionate giving—purification (vrata) joined with bhakti expressed as feeding the worthy and offering dāna.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Linga-worship traditions, outer ritual purity and inner devotion support each other: the Prājāpatya observance prepares the devotee, while feeding brāhmaṇas and giving gifts becomes an offering to Saguna Shiva, who is pleased by selfless service.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It recommends a capacity-based vrata (Prājāpatya) performed by proper rule, followed by annadāna (feeding brāhmaṇas) and devotional charity—practical disciplines that can accompany Shiva worship, japa, and temple pilgrimage.