Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

सत्यं शौचं दया शान्तिः संतोषो दानमेव च पौर्णमास्याममावास्याम् उपवासं च कारयेत्

Transliteration

satyaṃ śaucaṃ dayā śāntiḥ saṃtoṣo dānameva ca paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyām upavāsaṃ ca kārayet

Translation

应当修持真实、清净、慈悲、寂静、知足与布施；并且在满月与无月日（amāvāsyā，新月）亦当行持禁食（upavāsa）。如此戒行成为湿婆之誓（Śaiva-vrata），能松解被缚之灵（paśu）的系缚（pāśa），令心转向主宰——主湿婆（Pati）。

Word by Word

• सत्यं: truthfulness

• शौचं: purity/cleanliness

• दया: compassion

• शान्तिः: inner peace

• संतोषः: contentment

• दानम्: charitable giving

• एव च: and indeed

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day

• अमावास्याम्: on the new-moon day

• उपवासम्: fasting/abstinence

• च: and

• कारयेत्: one should perform/undertake

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva dharma/vrata teachings within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as inseparable from ethical discipline—truth, purity, compassion, peace, contentment, and charity—supported by vrata practices like fasting on Purnima and Amavasya.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the Lord toward whom the purified mind turns; by cultivating sattvic virtues and restraint, the pashu becomes fit for Shiva’s grace that removes pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Upavasa (fasting/abstinence) on the lunar observances of full moon and new moon, integrated with dana and moral restraints as a Shaiva vrata aligned with Pashupata-style purification.