Shloka 20

व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

माघमासे तु सम्पूज्य यः कुर्यान् नक्तभोजनम् कृशरं घृतसंयुक्तं भुञ्जानः संयतेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

māghamāse tu sampūjya yaḥ kuryān naktabhojanam kṛśaraṃ ghṛtasaṃyuktaṃ bhuñjānaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ

Translation

В месяце Мāгха, должным образом почтив Шиву, тот, кто принимает обет есть лишь ночью, вкушая кришару (блюдо из риса и бобовых), смешанную с гхи, и обуздывая чувства, — исполняет Мāгха-врату и обретает её заслугу.

Word by Word

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha

• तु: indeed

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped well (after proper pūjā)

• यः: whoever

• कुर्यात्: should do/undertakes

• नक्तभोजनम्: night-eating (one meal at night)

• कृशरम्: kṛśara (rice with pulses)

• घृतसंयुक्तम्: mixed/combined with ghee

• भुञ्जानः: eating/partaking

• संयतेन्द्रियः: with restrained senses (self-controlled).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the vrata/pūjā-vidhi tradition to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Liṅga/Śiva-pūjā with a concrete Māgha-vrata discipline—night-only eating with a simple sāttvika offering-food—showing that worship is strengthened by regulated conduct and self-restraint.

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

Śiva is approached as Pati (the Lord who frees the paśu) through devotion joined with saṃyama; the verse implies that inner control (indriya-nigraha) is a fitting means to draw near to Śiva-tattva beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A vrata-based yogic restraint: naktabhojana (eating once at night) with indriya-saṃyama, performed after proper pūjā—an austerity that supports Śaiva sādhanā and purity for worship.