Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

सघृतं शङ्करं पूज्य पौर्णमास्यां च पूर्ववत् ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च शिवभक्तान् सदा शुचीन्

Transliteration

saghṛtaṃ śaṅkaraṃ pūjya paurṇamāsyāṃ ca pūrvavat brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca śivabhaktān sadā śucīn

Translation

ในวันเพ็ญ พึงบูชาพระศังกรดังที่กล่าวไว้ก่อน ด้วยเครื่องสักการะผสมน้ำมันเนยใส แล้วเลี้ยงภัตตาหารพราหมณ์ และเลี้ยงผู้ภักดีพระศิวะผู้บริสุทธิ์อยู่เสมอด้วย।

Word by Word

• सघृतं (sa-ghṛtaṃ): with ghee, ghee-mixed offering

• शङ्करं (śaṅkaraṃ): Śaṅkara, Lord Śiva

• पूज्य (pūjya): having worshiped / one should worship

• पौर्णमास्यां (paurṇamāsyām): on the full-moon day (Pūrṇimā)

• च (ca): and

• पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat): as previously stated / according to earlier rule

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān): brāhmaṇas

• भोजयित्वा (bhojayitvā): having fed

• च (ca): and

• शिवभक्तान् (śivabhaktān): devotees of Śiva

• सदा (sadā): always

• शुचीन् (śucīn): pure, ritually clean, disciplined.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja injunctions to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga/Śiva-pūjā to concrete acts of dharma: offering ghee in worship and completing the rite through dāna—feeding brāhmaṇas and Śiva-bhaktas—so the pūjā becomes both devotional and socially sanctifying.

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

Śaṅkara is approached as Pati—the sanctifying Lord—who is pleased not only by ritual substances (like ghee) but also by compassionate service to the pure-hearted devotees, indicating that devotion and purity are integral to realizing Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pūrṇimā observance within Śiva-pūjā-vidhi: ghee-offering worship followed by annadāna (feeding), emphasizing śauca (purity) and bhakti as practical supports for loosening pāśa (bondage) of the paśu (soul) under the grace of Pati (Śiva).