Shloka 46

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

सत्यं शौचं दया शान्तिः संतोषो दानमेव च पौर्णमास्याममावास्याम् उपवासं च कारयेत्

Transliteration

satyaṃ śaucaṃ dayā śāntiḥ saṃtoṣo dānameva ca paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyām upavāsaṃ ca kārayet

Translation

Hãy nuôi dưỡng chân thật, thanh tịnh, lòng từ bi, an hòa, tri túc và bố thí; lại cũng nên thực hành upavāsa (nhịn ăn) vào ngày rằm và ngày amāvāsyā (mồng một/đêm không trăng). Nếp tu này là Shaiva-vrata, làm nới lỏng pasha (xiềng buộc) của pashu (linh hồn bị trói), và hướng tâm về Pati—Đức Śiva.

Word by Word

• सत्यं: truthfulness

• शौचं: purity/cleanliness

• दया: compassion

• शान्तिः: inner peace

• संतोषः: contentment

• दानम्: charitable giving

• एव च: and indeed

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day

• अमावास्याम्: on the new-moon day

• उपवासम्: fasting/abstinence

• च: and

• कारयेत्: one should perform/undertake

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva dharma/vrata teachings within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as inseparable from ethical discipline—truth, purity, compassion, peace, contentment, and charity—supported by vrata practices like fasting on Purnima and Amavasya.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the Lord toward whom the purified mind turns; by cultivating sattvic virtues and restraint, the pashu becomes fit for Shiva’s grace that removes pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Upavasa (fasting/abstinence) on the lunar observances of full moon and new moon, integrated with dana and moral restraints as a Shaiva vrata aligned with Pashupata-style purification.