Shloka 20
Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi
Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance
मया भक्त्यनुसारेण व्रतमेतत्कृतं शिवा । न्यूनं सम्पूर्णतां यातु प्रसादात्तव शङ्कर
mayā bhaktyanusāreṇa vratametatkṛtaṃ śivā | nyūnaṃ sampūrṇatāṃ yātu prasādāttava śaṅkara
اے شیو، میں نے اپنی بھکتی کی استطاعت کے مطابق یہ ورت کیا ہے۔ اے شنکر، تیرے پرساد سے اس میں جو کمی ہو وہ کمال کو پہنچ جائے۔
A devotee/pilgrim addressing Lord Shiva (as narrated by Suta Goswami in the Kotirudra context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: A standard ‘nyūna-sampūrṇa’ prayer: after completing vrata/pūjā at a Śiva-sthāna, the devotee asks Śiva to perfect any deficiencies—highlighting that ritual completeness ultimately depends on divine prasāda.
Significance: Assures pilgrims that imperfect performance (due to limitation of means/knowledge) can still become spiritually efficacious through Śiva’s grace—encouraging sincere practice over anxiety.
Mantra: mayā bhaktyanusāreṇa vratametatkṛtaṃ śivā | nyūnaṃ sampūrṇatāṃ yātu prasādāttava śaṅkara
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches Shaiva humility: even sincere worship may be imperfect, and the devotee relies on Śiva’s prasāda to make the vow spiritually complete—highlighting grace as the fulfiller of sādhanā.
In Linga/Saguṇa worship, offerings and vows are acts of devotion directed to the compassionate Lord; this verse is the closing surrender that asks Śiva to accept the worship and rectify any ritual or inner deficiency.
It implies concluding a vrata with a kṣamā-prārthanā (forgiveness/completion prayer) and surrendering results to Śiva—often alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a final offering.