Shloka 13
Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi
Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance
एवं सम्पूज्य विधिवत्संतोष्य प्रातरेव च । पुनः पूजां ततः कृत्वा होमं कुर्याद्यथाविधि
evaṃ sampūjya vidhivatsaṃtoṣya prātareva ca | punaḥ pūjāṃ tataḥ kṛtvā homaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi
یوں مقررہ طریقے سے پوجا ادا کرکے اور صبح سویرے مطمئن دل ہوکر، پھر دوبارہ پوجا کرے؛ اس کے بعد قاعدے کے مطابق ہوم (آگ میں آہوتی) کرے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Shiva should be joined with disciplined observance: worship done with vidhi (right method) and inner contentment culminates in homa, symbolizing the offering of one’s actions and ego into sacred fire for purification and grace.
The instruction is a liturgical sequence typically applied to Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where repeated morning worship is followed by homa, reinforcing steady daily reverence to the manifest form while aiming at inner purification.
Perform morning Shiva-pūjā according to injunctions, repeat the worship, and then do homa as prescribed—ideally alongside mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) with a composed, content mind.