Shloka 13
Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda
Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace
यत्फलं मम पूजायां वर्षमेकं निरंतरम् । तत्फलं लभते सद्यः शिवरात्रौ मदर्चनात्
yatphalaṃ mama pūjāyāṃ varṣamekaṃ niraṃtaram | tatphalaṃ labhate sadyaḥ śivarātrau madarcanāt
Apa jua buah yang diperoleh dengan memuja-Ku tanpa putus selama setahun, buah yang sama itu diperoleh serta-merta dengan memuja-Ku pada malam Śivarātri.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; it universalizes Śivarātri as a time when Śiva’s grace yields accelerated fruit compared to prolonged ordinary worship.
Significance: Frames Śivarātri as a concentrated ‘grace-window’ (anugraha-kāla) where merit and spiritual progress are swiftly obtained.
Role: liberating
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It teaches that Śivarātri is a uniquely potent sacred time when focused devotion to Pati (Shiva) yields the same merit as prolonged practice, emphasizing grace and intensity of bhakti over mere duration.
Śivarātri worship is commonly performed as Linga-arcana (ritual adoration of Saguna Shiva as the Linga). The verse highlights that such concentrated arcana on Śivarātri grants swift spiritual fruit, supporting the Purana’s emphasis on accessible, form-based worship leading toward liberation.
Night-long Śivarātri worship: Linga-abhisheka and arcana with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with vrata/fasting and vigil, as one’s capacity allows.