Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
एवं व्रतेन संपूर्णे वर्षे जाते नरस्तदा । उद्यापनविधिं कुर्याद्व्रतसम्पूर्त्तिहेतवे
evaṃ vratena saṃpūrṇe varṣe jāte narastadā | udyāpanavidhiṃ kuryādvratasampūrttihetave
Như vậy, khi một người đã hoàn mãn việc giữ giới nguyện (vrata) và trọn một năm đã qua, thì người ấy nên cử hành nghi thức kết thúc theo pháp (udyāpana), để sự hành trì được viên mãn.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames the vrata’s completion through udyāpana, a rite that ritually ‘seals’ merit and makes the observance siddha (fully efficacious).
Significance: Emphasizes that vrata-phala is stabilized by proper conclusion (udyāpana), aligning personal discipline with Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that a vow is spiritually complete only when it is concluded with udyāpana—an act of gratitude and disciplined closure—so the devotee’s bhakti and niyama become ripe for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
Year-long Shaiva vows are typically sustained through regular Saguna Shiva worship (often Linga-pūjā with mantra, offerings, and purity observances). The udyāpana seals that devotion as a complete offering to Shiva.
It specifically points to performing the udyāpana (concluding rite) after the yearly vrata; in Shaiva practice this is commonly accompanied by mantra-japa (e.g., Panchākṣarī), pūjā, and acts of giving/feeding as the vow’s completion.