Shloka 71
दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः
ग्रहणान्तं हि वा विद्वान् अथ द्वादशवार्षिकम् स्नात्वाहृत्य च दारान्वै पुत्रानुत्पाद्य सुव्रतान्
grahaṇāntaṃ hi vā vidvān atha dvādaśavārṣikam snātvāhṛtya ca dārānvai putrānutpādya suvratān
Ang marunong ay dapat tumupad sa panatang iyon hanggang sa matapos ang eklipse, o kung hindi man, sa loob ng ganap na labindalawang taon. Pagkatapos ng paliligo ng paglilinis, dapat siyang tumanggap ng asawa at magkaanak ng mga anak na lalaking may kabutihang-asal, at itatag ang buhay-sambahayan ayon sa banal na disiplina (vrata) sa ilalim ng Pati.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It frames Shaiva vrata as a disciplined sadhana that culminates in purification (snana) and a dharmic life-order, showing that Linga-bhakti supports both renunciation-like observance and righteous household responsibility.
By implying that the practitioner’s vows and life-stages are to be aligned under the Lord as Pati, it reflects Shiva as the governing principle who purifies and orders the pashu’s life toward dharma and eventual liberation from pasha.
Completion of a vrata—either eclipse-bound or a long twelve-year observance—followed by ritual bath (snana) and regulated grihastha duties, indicating a Shaiva discipline compatible with sustained Pashupata-style restraint and purity.