Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

कार्तिके च तथा मासे कृत्वा वै नक्तभोजनम् क्षीरौदनेन साज्येन सम्पूज्य च भवं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

kārtike ca tathā māse kṛtvā vai naktabhojanam kṣīraudanena sājyena sampūjya ca bhavaṃ prabhum

Translation

同样在迦尔提迦月，既修“唯夜食”之誓，当以乳饭（kṣīraudana）并酥油供奉礼拜婆伐（Bhava）主宰——至上之帕提。

Word by Word

• कार्तिके: in Kārttika

• च: and

• तथा: likewise

• मासे: in the month

• कृत्वा: having done/observed

• वै: indeed

• नक्तभोजनम्: night-only eating (naktabhojana vow)

• क्षीरौदनेन: with milk-rice (kṣīra-odana)

• साज्येन: with ghee

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped fully

• च: and

• भवम्: Bhava (a name of Śiva)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord/master (Pati)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhava

FAQs

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

It prescribes a specific Kārttika observance—naktabhojana—paired with a pure naivedya (milk-rice with ghee) for complete worship of Bhava, emphasizing disciplined vrata as a means to please the Pati through Linga-centered devotion.

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

Shiva is addressed as Bhava and Prabhu, signaling Him as Pati—the sovereign Lord who grants grace; the devotee (pashu) approaches Him through restraint and offering, loosening pasha (bondage) by devotion and purity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A vrata-based discipline (naktabhojana) integrated with puja-vidhi: worship in Kārttika with sattvic food offerings (kṣīra-odana and ghee), aligning bodily restraint with devotional practice characteristic of Shaiva observances.