Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

हुतशेषं च विप्रेन्द्रान् वृक्षमूलाश्रितो दिवा पौर्णमास्यां तु देवेशं स्नाप्य सम्पूज्य शङ्करम्

Transliteration

hutaśeṣaṃ ca viprendrān vṛkṣamūlāśrito divā paurṇamāsyāṃ tu deveśaṃ snāpya sampūjya śaṅkaram

Translation

白昼依树根而坐，以火供余食（huta-śeṣa）施与最胜婆罗门。又于满月之日，先为诸天之主（其像/林伽）沐浴，然后以圆满虔敬礼拜商羯罗（Śaṅkara）。如是则兽魂（paśu）之行皆成“奉献于湿婆之业”（Śiva-arpita karma），凭恭敬仪轨与清净之力，缚索（pāśa）得以松解。

Word by Word

• huta-śeṣam: the remainder of the sacrificial offering

• ca: and

• vipra-indrān: the best among brāhmaṇas

• vṛkṣa-mūla-āśritaḥ: seated/taking refuge at the root of a tree

• divā: by day

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon day

• tu: indeed

• deva-īśam: the Lord of the gods

• snāpya: having bathed/abluted

• sam-pūjya: having worshipped fully/properly

• śaṅkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva, the beneficent one)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shankara, Devesha)
• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It links liṅga/Śiva-abhiṣeka (snāpya) with complete worship (sampūjya) and the ethical extension of ritual through feeding brāhmaṇas with huta-śeṣa—showing that Śiva-pūjā is both sacramental and dhārmic.

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

Śiva is addressed as Deveśa and Śaṅkara—Pati, the supreme Lord who receives abhiṣeka and pūjā; worship offered to Him purifies the paśu and helps dissolve pāśa by converting action into consecrated, Śiva-oriented karma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Paurṇamāsī observance emphasizing Śiva-snānābhiṣeka and sampūjā, paired with dāna/annadāna (feeding brāhmaṇas with sacrificial remnants), a discipline that supports inner purification aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion.