Shloka 51

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

सुवर्णवस्त्रसंयुक्तं दत्त्वा सम्पूज्य शङ्करम् ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च पूर्वोक्तमखिलं भवेत्

Transliteration

suvarṇavastrasaṃyuktaṃ dattvā sampūjya śaṅkaram brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca pūrvoktamakhilaṃ bhavet

Translation

เมื่อถวายทานพร้อมทองคำและผ้า บูชาพระศังกระอย่างครบถ้วน และเลี้ยงภัตตาหารแก่พราหมณ์แล้ว ผลทั้งปวงที่กล่าวไว้ก่อนหน้าย่อมบังเกิดโดยแน่นอน

Word by Word

• सुवर्ण: gold

• वस्त्र: garment/cloth

• संयुक्तम्: accompanied/combined with

• दत्त्वा: having given/offered

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped completely

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Shiva, the beneficent Pati)

• ब्राह्मणान्: brāhmaṇas

• भोजयित्वा: having fed (as ritual hospitality)

• च: and

• पूर्वोक्तम्: previously stated

• अखिलम्: entirely/all

• भवेत्: becomes/comes to be (is obtained).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Linga/Shiva-puja is ritually completed by dana (gifts like gold and cloth) and brahmana-bhojana, which together secure the full previously-described fruit (phala) of worship.

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

By naming him Śaṅkara, it emphasizes Shiva as the beneficent Pati who bestows the promised fruits when approached through proper puja joined with dharmic giving and service.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual practice: dana (suvarṇa-vastra) and brahmana-bhojana as auxiliaries to Shiva-puja; the yogic takeaway is that devotion expressed through selfless offering helps loosen pasha (bondage) for the pashu under the grace of Pati.