Shloka 26

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

पुष्यमासे तु वै शूलं प्रतिष्ठाप्य निवेदयेत् पूर्वोक्तमखिलं कृत्वा भवान्या सह मोदते

Transliteration

puṣyamāse tu vai śūlaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya nivedayet pūrvoktamakhilaṃ kṛtvā bhavānyā saha modate

Translation

于补沙月（Puṣya），当如法安立三叉戟（Śūla）而奉献礼敬。既已圆满行持先前所嘱诸仪轨，主宰（Pati）与婆伐尼同欢喜——显现湿婆与圣力（Śakti）之吉祥合一，赐恩于被缚之灵魂（paśu）。

Word by Word

• पुष्यमासे: in the month of Puṣya

• तु: indeed/then

• वै: certainly

• शूलम्: the trident (Śiva’s weapon-emblem)

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having installed/established (ritually)

• निवेदयेत्: one should offer/present in worship

• पूर्वोक्तम्: previously stated/earlier prescribed

• अखिलम्: all, entirely

• कृत्वा: having done/performed

• भवान्या: with Bhavānī (Pārvatī)

• सह: together with

• मोदते: rejoices/is delighted

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja and installation rites to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhavani (Parvati)
• Shula (Trident)

FAQs

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

It prescribes a Puṣya-month observance where Śiva’s emblem, the Śūla (trident), is ritually installed and offered—completing prior puja-steps—so the worship culminates in Śiva’s pleased bestowal of grace.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati, the sovereign bestower of anugraha (grace), who rejoices with Bhavānī—signifying that liberation and auspiciousness arise through the inseparable Śiva-Śakti reality acting for the uplift of the paśu bound by pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A monthly vrata-style puja practice: pratiṣṭhā (installation) and nivedana (offering) of the trident as part of a complete, previously taught Śaiva worship sequence—supporting Pāśupata-oriented discipline through regular, time-marked observance.