Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 82
पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow
समुत्सृजामि भगवन्व्रतमेतत्त्वदाज्ञया । इत्युक्त्वा लिंगमूलस्थान्दर्भानुत्तरतस्त्यजेत्
samutsṛjāmi bhagavanvratametattvadājñayā | ityuktvā liṃgamūlasthāndarbhānuttaratastyajet
“ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ด้วยพระบัญชาของพระองค์ ข้าพเจ้าขอยุติพรตนี้” กล่าวแล้ว พึงทิ้งหญ้าทรรภะที่วาง ณ โคนลึงค์ไปทางทิศเหนือ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Models proper saṅkalpa/utsarga (formal conclusion) of a Śaiva vrata before the liṅga; correct closure is held to preserve the vow’s fruit and avoid ritual fault (doṣa).
Mantra: samutsṛjāmi bhagavan vratam etat tvad-ājñayā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that a vrata is not ended by personal whim but by surrendering its completion to Shiva’s sanction—devotion (bhakti) expressed through orderly discipline and humble closure of the rite.
The Liṅga is treated as the living focus of Saguna worship; even small ritual acts—like removing darbha from the Liṅga’s base—are performed with reverence, marking the rite’s completion before the Lord.
It indicates the formal completion (saṅkalpa-release) of a Linga-vrata: verbally offering the conclusion to Shiva and then disposing ritual darbha northward, maintaining purity and ritual order.