Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

पौर्णमास्यां महादेवं स्नाप्य सम्पूज्य शङ्करम् दद्याद्गोमिथुनं वापि ताम्राभं शूलपाणये

Transliteration

paurṇamāsyāṃ mahādevaṃ snāpya sampūjya śaṅkaram dadyādgomithunaṃ vāpi tāmrābhaṃ śūlapāṇaye

Translation

Vào ngày rằm, sau khi tắm rửa cho Mahādeva và lễ bái Śaṅkara với lòng cung kính đầy đủ, nên dâng lên Đấng cầm Tam-xoa một đôi bò, hoặc cũng có thể dâng vật thí màu đồng (tặng phẩm bằng đồng) như một hành vi bố thí thiêng liêng.

Word by Word

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (the Great God, Pati)

• स्नाप्य: having bathed (ritually)

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped completely/with full rites

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (the beneficent Shiva)

• दद्यात्: one should give/offer

• गोमिथुनम्: a pair (male and female) of cows

• वा अपि: or even/alternatively

• ताम्राभम्: copper-colored, i.e., made of copper (a copper gift/utensil/coin)

• शूलपाणये: to the Trident-holder (Śiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja and dana-vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga/Śiva-pūjā with śuddhi (ritual bathing), sampūrṇa-arcana (complete worship), and dāna (charity), presenting devotion as both inner reverence to Pati (Śiva) and outward dharmic offering.

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

Śiva is addressed as Mahādeva, Śaṅkara, and Śūlapāṇi—Pati who blesses (śaṅkara) and governs the removal of pāśa (bondage); worship and offering are directed to Him as the supreme recipient of sacred acts.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Paurṇamāsī Śiva-pūjā sequence is taught: abhiṣeka/snāpana (ritual bath), full worship, and go-dāna (or copper donation) as a purificatory discipline that supports the devotee’s release from pasha through devotion and right action.