Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

रक्तशाल्यन्नमध्वा च अद्भिः पूतं घृतादिभिः वीरासनो निशार्धं च गवां शुश्रूषणे रतः

Transliteration

raktaśālyannamadhvā ca adbhiḥ pūtaṃ ghṛtādibhiḥ vīrāsano niśārdhaṃ ca gavāṃ śuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ

Translation

அவன் சிவப்பரிசி அன்னமும் தேனும் உண்ண வேண்டும்; நீரால் தூய்மைப்படுத்தி நெய் முதலியவற்றால் செழுமைப்படுத்தப்பட்டதாக. நள்ளிரவு வரை வீராசனத்தில் அமர்ந்து பசுக்களின் பராமரிப்பு-சேவையில் ஈடுபட்டிருப்பான்.

Word by Word

• rakta-śāli-anna: red-rice food

• madhvā: with honey

• ca: and

• adbhiḥ: with water

• pūtam: purified

• ghṛta-ādibhiḥ: with ghee and similar (pure offerings)

• vīra-āsanaḥ: seated in vīrāsana (steady heroic posture)

• niśārdham: the middle portion of the night

• ca: and

• gavām: of cows

• śuśrūṣaṇe: in service/attendance

• rataḥ: engaged, devoted

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented worship as a disciplined vrata: purity of intake, steadiness of posture, night-long vigilance, and compassionate service—outer acts that support inner devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Shiva-tattva is approached here as the pure Pati who is realized through śuddhi (purification), niyama (restraint), and dharmic conduct; the devotee refines the pashu (individual soul) by loosening pasha (bondage) via disciplined living.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A vrata combining yogic steadiness (vīrāsana and night vigil) with ritual purity of food and ethical seva (cow-tending), aligning practice with Pāśupata-style discipline.