Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 60
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
पुनर्द्वितीये यामे च संकल्पं सुसमा चरेत् । अथवैकदैव संकल्प्य कुर्यात्पूजां तथाविधाम्
punardvitīye yāme ca saṃkalpaṃ susamā caret | athavaikadaiva saṃkalpya kuryātpūjāṃ tathāvidhām
Lại nữa, vào canh thứ hai, hãy thực hiện saṅkalpa (lời phát nguyện trang nghiêm) cho đúng pháp, với tâm vững chãi. Hoặc, chỉ cần phát nguyện một lần, rồi tiến hành việc thờ phụng đúng theo nghi thức đã định.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Highlights saṅkalpa (intentional resolve) as the stabilizing link between rite and realization; steadiness in repeated yāma-based worship cultivates continuity (sthiti) and receptivity to grace.
FAQs
It emphasizes niyama (disciplined observance): worship becomes spiritually effective when grounded in a clear saṅkalpa and performed with composure, aligning the devotee’s intention with devotion to Pati (Śiva).
Liṅga-pūjā in the Kotirudra context is a saguna mode of approaching Śiva; the verse teaches that the outer rite should be anchored by inner resolve (saṅkalpa), either renewed at specific times (yāmas) or established once and maintained through correct procedure.
It prescribes making a formal saṅkalpa before pūjā—either repeating it in the second yāma or doing it once—then continuing the worship exactly as instructed, supporting steady mantra-japa and focused devotion.