Shloka 4
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
भुक्तिर्मुक्तिश्च लभ्येत भक्तैर्येन व्रतेन वै । तद्वद त्वं विशेषेण व्यासशिष्य नमोऽस्तु ते
bhuktirmuktiśca labhyeta bhaktairyena vratena vai | tadvada tvaṃ viśeṣeṇa vyāsaśiṣya namo'stu te
جس ورت سے بھکت یقینا بھُکتی اور مُکتی—دونوں—حاصل کرتے ہیں، وہ تم خاص طور پر بیان کرو۔ اے ویاس کے شاگرد، تمہیں نمسکار ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: General: vows and liṅga-sevā are portrayed as yielding both bhukti and mukti—often promised in jyotirliṅga māhātmyas as fruit of darśana, abhiṣeka, and vrata.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It affirms a key Shaiva teaching: sincere Shiva-bhakti expressed through a proper vrata can yield both bhukti (rightly ordered worldly well-being) and mukti (release through Shiva’s grace), showing dharma and liberation are not opposed when devotion is pure.
Vratas in the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā are typically framed around Saguna worship—especially Linga-centered devotion at sacred tirthas/Jyotirlingas—where disciplined observance, puja, and reverence mature into Shiva’s anugraha that culminates in moksha.
The verse broadly points to vrata-based Shiva devotion—regular puja, fasting/niyamas, and steady bhakti; it aligns naturally with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and traditional Shaiva marks like bhasma (Tripundra) as supportive disciplines.