Shloka 21

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

आश्विने चैव विप्रेन्द्राः गोमेदकमयं शुभम् प्रवालेनैव कार्तिक्यां तथा वै मार्गशीर्षके

Transliteration

āśvine caiva viprendrāḥ gomedakamayaṃ śubham pravālenaiva kārtikyāṃ tathā vai mārgaśīrṣake

Translation

诸婆罗门中最胜者啊！在阿湿毗那月（Āśvina），当奉献以戈梅达（gomeda，锆石/蜜蜡石，hessonite）所成之吉祥供施；在迦尔提迦月（Kārttika），亦当奉献珊瑚（pravāla）；在摩伽尸罗月（Mārgaśīrṣa）亦复如是，依月月所定之行持，使被缚之灵（paśu）得增长护持湿婆礼敬之福德，并蒙主宰（Pati）恩典而令缚索（pāśa）渐得松解。

Word by Word

• आश्विने: in Āśvina (month)

• च एव: and indeed

• विप्रेन्द्राः: O best among Brahmins

• गोमेदकमयम्: made of gomeda (hessonite)

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficial

• प्रवालेन एव: with coral alone/indeed with coral

• कार्तिक्याम्: in (the month of) Kārttika

• तथा वै: likewise indeed

• मार्गशीर्षके: in (the month of) Mārgaśīrṣa

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Shiva-oriented vrata practice with monthly, scripturally-timed dāna—offering specific auspicious substances (gomeda, coral) as supportive acts that strengthen puṇya for Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—because the merit from disciplined giving and observance is ultimately meant to be offered toward Him, helping the paśu move away from pāśa and toward grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A calendrical niyama within vrata/dāna: month-specific charitable offerings (ratna-dāna), functioning as an auxiliary discipline that supports purification and steadiness in Shiva-pūjā (a practical limb aligned with Pāśupata ethical observance).