Adhyaya 193
Śivarātri-vrata (The Observance of Śivarātri)
火神阿耆尼向圣者婆悉吒讲授“湿婆夜”(Śivarātri)誓戒，此法门能赐予 bhukti（世间受用）与 mokṣa（解脱）二者。其日期依历法定在 Māgha 与 Phālguna 之间出现的 Kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī（黑半月第十四日）。行者于第十四日行 upavāsa（断食持斋），并以 jāgaraṇa（通宵守夜）为礼拜核心。章中给出虔敬仪轨：祈请 Śambhu 为赐乐与赐解脱者，赞颂 Śiva 为渡众生越过“地狱之海”的舟船，并祈求子嗣、王权、吉祥、健康、学识、dharma、财富，乃至最终的 svarga（天界）与 mokṣa。末尾强调此誓戒易行而能转化身心：即便是社会边缘者如猎人，或罪人 Sundarasena，也能凭守戒与虔敬获得功德，体现普拉那关于以修持提升正法的主题。
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The chapter emphasizes the vrata’s calendrical placement (Kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī between Māgha and Phālguna) and the paired disciplines of upavāsa (no eating on the 14th) and jāgaraṇa (night-long vigil) as the operative ritual core.
By combining bodily restraint (fasting), sustained awareness (vigil), and focused devotion (invocation and praise of Śiva), it aligns everyday discipline with purification and grace, presenting liberation as attainable while still permitting dharmic pursuit of prosperity and wellbeing.