Shloka 59
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
महोत्सवश्च कर्तव्यो यावद्यामो भवेदिह । ततः पूजाफलं तस्मै निवेद्य च विसर्जयेत्
mahotsavaśca kartavyo yāvadyāmo bhavediha | tataḥ pūjāphalaṃ tasmai nivedya ca visarjayet
ఇక్కడ నియత యామం ఉన్నంతవరకు మహోత్సవం నిర్వహించాలి. తరువాత పూజాఫలాన్ని ఆయనకు నివేదించి విధిగా సమాప్తి చేసి విసర్జించాలి.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Significance: Frames pūjā as a time-bounded sacred ‘festival’ (mahotsava) sustaining devotional attention (sthiti) until proper closure; dedicating pūjā-phala to Śiva reduces egoic appropriation and aligns with grace.
FAQs
It teaches that worship culminates in dedication: the devotee offers the entire puja-phala to Lord Shiva, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s spirit of surrender where merit is not hoarded but placed at the feet of Pati (Shiva).
In Linga/Saguna worship, the rite is time-bound (yāma) and must be concluded with a formal offering of results and a respectful visarjana, affirming that the Linga is the accessible, grace-bestowing form through which the devotee dedicates all outcomes to Shiva.
Perform a mahotsava-style celebration during the prescribed period, then conclude by offering the worship’s merit to Shiva and formally ending the ceremony (visarjana), ideally with calm remembrance of Shiva and a final dedication of intention.