Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
यावत्पुनस्समायाति वर्षान्ते च चतुर्थिका । तावद्व्रतं च कर्तव्यं तव चैव ममाज्ञया
yāvatpunassamāyāti varṣānte ca caturthikā | tāvadvrataṃ ca kartavyaṃ tava caiva mamājñayā
மீண்டும் ஒரு வருட முடிவில் சதுர்த்தி வரும் வரை, எனது கட்டளைப்படி நீ இந்த விரதத்தைக் கடைப்பிடிக்க வேண்டும்.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes niyama (disciplined observance): sustained vrata performed for a fixed sacred period, under Shiva’s injunction, purifies the devotee and steadies bhakti toward Pati (Shiva).
A vrata is typically supported by regular Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā, offerings, and remembrance—showing that devotion is not momentary but maintained until the prescribed tithi returns.
Maintain the vow continuously until the specified Caturthī at year’s end, supporting it with daily Shiva-upāsanā (japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” Linga worship, and purity disciplines) as appropriate to one’s capacity.