Shloka 30

व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

पौर्णमास्यां भवं स्नाप्य पञ्चगव्यघृतादिभिः श्वेतं गोमिथुनं दत्त्वा सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

paurṇamāsyāṃ bhavaṃ snāpya pañcagavyaghṛtādibhiḥ śvetaṃ gomithunaṃ dattvā so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

于满月之日，以五牛产（pañcagavya）及酥油等为婆婆（主湿婆）行沐浴供养，并施舍一对白色牛畜者，得如马祭（Aśvamedha）之果报。依湿婆悉檀多，此等礼浴林伽与布施，乃净化之方便（upāya），由对主宰Pati（湿婆）的奉爱，使众生paśu之缚pāśa渐得松解。

Word by Word

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day (Pūrṇimā)

• भवं (भवम्): Bhava, Lord Śiva

• स्नाप्य: having bathed (ritually)

• पञ्चगव्यघृतादिभिः: with pañcagavya and ghee etc.

• पञ्चगव्य: five cow-products (milk, curd, ghee, urine, dung)

• घृत: ghee

• आदिभिः: and other auspicious substances

• श्वेतम्: white

• गोमिथुनम्: a pair of cattle (cow and bull)

• दत्त्वा: having given (as charity)

• सः: he/that devotee

• अश्वमेधफलम्: the fruit (merit) of the Aśvamedha

• लभेत्: obtains/attains

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Pūrṇimā Linga-abhiṣeka with pañcagavya and ghee, coupled with dāna of a white cattle-pair, is a high-merit Shaiva rite—so efficacious it is said to yield Aśvamedha-like fruit, emphasizing Śiva as the supreme recipient (Pati) of worship.

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

By naming Śiva as “Bhava” and placing him as the focus of abhiṣeka and offering, the verse presents Shiva-tattva as the purifying Lord (Pati) whose grace transforms ritual devotion into liberation-oriented merit for the paśu, weakening pāśa through consecrated action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A ritual practice is highlighted: Pūrṇimā Śiva-abhiṣeka (Linga-snāna) with pañcagavya and ghṛta, followed by dāna (gift) of a white cow-and-bull pair; it functions as a bhakti-based upāya aligned with Shaiva vrata discipline rather than a purely internal yogic technique.