Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi
कार्तिक्यां कृत्तिकासंगे कुर्याद्यः स्वामिदर्शनम् । तस्य पापं दहेत्सर्वं चित्तेप्सित फलं लभेत्
kārtikyāṃ kṛttikāsaṃge kuryādyaḥ svāmidarśanam | tasya pāpaṃ dahetsarvaṃ cittepsita phalaṃ labhet
ผู้ใดในกาลการ์ตติกี ณ สังโยคอันเป็นมงคลแห่งหมู่กฤตติกา ได้เฝ้าดาร์ศนะพระสวามี (พระศิวะ) บาปทั้งปวงของผู้นั้นย่อมมอดไหม้ และย่อมได้ผลอันใจปรารถนา.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not tied here to a specific Jyotirliṅga; the verse teaches a time-based vrata/darśana-phala: on Kārttikī with Kṛttikā-saṅga, Śiva-darśana burns pāpa and grants desired fruits.
Significance: Darśana of Śiva at the Kārttikī–Kṛttikā conjunction is said to incinerate sins (pāpa-dāha) and fulfill heartfelt aims—typical purāṇic framing of intensified anugraha at auspicious time-nakṣatra junctions.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere Śiva-darśana performed in a sacred time (Kārttika, linked with the Kṛttikās) becomes a grace-filled act: pāpa is ‘burned’ and the devotee gains innerly desired results, emphasizing bhakti supported by auspicious observance.
‘Svāmi-darśana’ is commonly fulfilled through temple worship and Liṅga-darśana—meeting Saguna Śiva through form and rite—by which the devotee’s impurities are purified and blessings manifest, aligning outer darśana with inner surrender.
Perform Śiva-darśana in Kārttika (especially on/near Kṛttikā), with simple upacāras—lamp offering, water/abhiṣeka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—and maintain purity (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa may be adopted as supportive disciplines).