Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

धर्मकामार्थमोक्षार्थं सर्वपापविशुद्धये पुष्यमासे च सम्पूज्य यः कुर्यान्नक्तभोजनम्

Transliteration

dharmakāmārthamokṣārthaṃ sarvapāpaviśuddhaye puṣyamāse ca sampūjya yaḥ kuryānnaktabhojanam

Translation

Sa paghahangad ng dharma, kāma, artha, at mokṣa—at para sa ganap na paglilinis sa lahat ng kasalanan—sinumang sa buwan ng Puṣya ay sumamba kay Śiva nang may wastong paggalang at magsagawa ng panatang kumain lamang sa gabi, ay makakamit ang ninanais na banal na gantimpala.

Word by Word

• dharma: righteousness/duty

• kāma: lawful desire

• artha: prosperity/purpose

• mokṣa-artham: for liberation

• sarva-pāpa: all sins

• viśuddhaye: for purification

• puṣya-māse: in the month named Puṣya

• ca: and

• sampūjya: having properly worshipped (especially with complete rites)

• yaḥ: whoever

• kuryāt: should do/undertake

• nakta-bhojanam: night-time meal only (naktavrata).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links proper Śiva-pūjā in Puṣya-māsa with a disciplined vow (naktabhojana), presenting worship as both outer rite and inner restraint that purifies pāpa and supports the four puruṣārthas.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the purifying Lord—whose worship removes pasha-like impurities (pāpa) binding the pashu (individual soul), orienting the practitioner toward mokṣa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A vrata-based discipline: performing complete Śiva worship during Puṣya month and observing naktabhojana (eating only at night) as a restraint supporting purification and devotion.