Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
दूर्वाभिः पूजनं कार्यमुपवासस्तथाविधः । रात्रेश्च प्रहरे जाते स्नात्वा संपूजयेन्नरः
dūrvābhiḥ pūjanaṃ kāryamupavāsastathāvidhaḥ | rātreśca prahare jāte snātvā saṃpūjayennaraḥ
Việc thờ cúng nên thực hiện với cỏ dūrvā, cùng với sự nhịn ăn (upavāsa) đúng như quy định. Khi canh đêm đến, người ấy nên tắm gội rồi thành kính cử hành lễ bái đầy đủ đối với Đức Śiva.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic instruction to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Specifies vrata markers—upavāsa and timed night worship—framing devotion as disciplined self-offering that attracts Śiva’s grace and weakens pāśa (karmic bonds).
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Śiva is strengthened through disciplined vrata—offering (dūrvā), fasting, purity through bathing, and vigilant night worship—so the mind becomes fit for Śiva-bhakti and grace.
The instruction is a practical regimen for Saguna worship—external pūjā with offerings and ritual purity—by which the devotee approaches the Liṅga/Śiva with concentrated reverence, preparing for deeper inner contemplation.
Perform a vrata with upavāsa (fasting), keep the night vigil, bathe at the proper night-watch, and then do full Śiva-pūjā; this pairs well with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during the vigil.