Shloka 25
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
तद्दिने चैव यत्कार्यं प्रातरारभ्य केशव । श्रूयतान्तन्मनो दत्त्वा सुप्रीत्या कथयामि ते
taddine caiva yatkāryaṃ prātarārabhya keśava | śrūyatāntanmano dattvā suprītyā kathayāmi te
Wahai Keśava, dengarlah dengan minda yang sepenuhnya tertumpu. Dengan sukacita aku akan memberitahumu apa yang harus dilakukan pada hari itu, bermula sejak awal pagi.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: A didactic transition: Śiva (as teacher) announces the day’s procedure ‘from morning onward’. In Jyotirliṅga-vrata narratives, such transitions typically precede stepwise pūjā/vrata-vidhi culminating in night worship.
Significance: Models how vrata-vidhi is transmitted: attentive listening (śravaṇa) and disciplined practice at a Śiva-kṣetra are themselves vehicles of grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes śravaṇa (reverent listening) and ekāgratā (one-pointed attention) as the gateway to right practice—inner readiness is presented as essential before describing the day’s sacred duties.
By introducing a step-by-step regimen for “that day,” it frames Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship as a disciplined observance begun at dawn, where devotion is supported by attentive understanding of the prescribed rites.
A preparatory practice: begin at daybreak with a settled, attentive mind—an implicit instruction for mental focus prior to mantra-japa, Linga-pūjā, and vrata procedures described in the surrounding narrative.