Shloka 30

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

सा च सार्धं महादेव्या मोदते नात्र संशयः चैत्रे भवं कुमारं च भवानीं च यथाविधि

Transliteration

sā ca sārdhaṃ mahādevyā modate nātra saṃśayaḥ caitre bhavaṃ kumāraṃ ca bhavānīṃ ca yathāvidhi

Translation

ती (भक्त) महादेवीसह निःसंशय आनंदित होते. चैत्र महिन्यात विधिप्रमाणे भव (शिव), कुमार (स्कंद) आणि भवानी यांचे यथाविधि पूजन करावे।

Word by Word

• सा (sā): she (the devotee)

• च (ca): and

• सार्धम् (sārdham): together with

• महादेव्या (mahādevyā): with Mahādevī (Pārvatī/Śakti)

• मोदते (modate): rejoices, delights

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here/in this matter

• संशयः (saṃśayaḥ): doubt

• चैत्रे (caitre): in the month of Caitra

• भवम् (bhavam): Bhava, Śiva

• कुमारम् (kumāram): Kumāra, Skanda

• च (ca): and

• भवानीम् (bhavānīm): Bhavānī, Pārvatī

• च (ca): and

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi): according to rule/rite.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the observance/puja-vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadevi (Bhavani/Parvati)
• Shiva (Bhava)
• Kumara (Skanda)

FAQs

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

It links ritual correctness (yathāvidhi) with devotional fruition: by worshipping Bhava with Śakti (Bhavānī) and their divine son (Kumāra) in Caitra, the devotee attains auspiciousness and delight in the presence of the Goddess—an implicit affirmation that Linga-oriented worship culminates in Shiva-Shakti grace.

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

Śiva is invoked as Bhava—the Pati (Lord) whose worship, when united with Śakti (Mahādevī/Bhavānī), yields immediate spiritual joy and certainty of result (“nātra saṃśayaḥ”), reflecting Shiva-tattva as the sure refuge that loosens pāśa (bondage) for the pashu (soul) through divine grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A calendar-based vrata/pujā practice is indicated: in Caitra, perform worship of Bhava, Kumāra, and Bhavānī according to injunctions (yathāvidhi). The yogic takeaway is disciplined observance (niyama) expressed as regulated worship that aligns the pashu toward Pati through śakti-anugraha (grace).