Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
भक्तेन विधिना पूजा क्रियमाणा निरीक्षिता । उपोषितेन भूतायामनेनास्थितचेतसा
bhaktena vidhinā pūjā kriyamāṇā nirīkṣitā | upoṣitena bhūtāyāmanenāsthitacetasā
ഭക്തൻ വിധിപൂർവ്വം നിർവഹിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന പൂജയെ അവൻ നിരീക്ഷിച്ചു—അവൻ ഉപവാസത്തിലായിരുന്നു, രാത്രിയിൽ ജാഗരണം ചെയ്തു, ചിത്തം അചഞ്ചലമായി ഏകാഗ്രമായിരുന്നു।
Sūta Gosvāmī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General ritual-bhakti description (vidhi-pūjā, upavāsa, jāgaraṇa, ekāgratā) rather than a site-specific Jyotirliṅga legend.
Significance: Highlights core vrata-ethos: fasting and night-vigil with steady mind intensify receptivity to Śiva’s grace; aligns with Śivarātri-style observance though not named here.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It highlights that Shiva-pūjā bears fruit when done with bhakti and niyama—right method, fasting, night-vigil, and a steady, undistracted mind—showing devotion becoming inward concentration rather than mere outer ritual.
The verse describes vidhi-based pūjā as it is actually carried out, a hallmark of Saguna Shiva worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), where external offerings are joined with inner steadiness (āsthita-cetas) to make the rite complete.
Upavāsa (fasting), jāgaraṇa (keeping awake through the night), and mental steadiness—supportive of mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during the vigil.