Shabdakalpadruma 166.p1.2

166.p1.2

śivarātriḥ, strī, (śivapriyā rātriḥ|) śivacaturdaśī| yathā, kālamādhavīye skānde nāgarakhalam
“māghamāsasya śeṣe yā prathame phālgunasya ca
kṛṣṇā caturdaśī sā tu śivarātriḥ prakīrttitā||”
anekasyāmiśraimaughītyaphālgunīyatve mukhagauṇavṛttitthī aviruddhe| tatastu māghānantarā
caturdaśī śivarātriḥ tasyāmupavāsaḥ pradhānam
“na khānena na vastreṇa na dhūpena na cārccaya
tuṣyāmi na tathā puṣpairyathā tatropavāsataḥ ||”
iti prakṛtyokteḥ
skānde
“tato rātrau prakarttavyaṃ śivaprīṇanatatparaiḥ
praharaṃ praharaṃ snānaṃ pūjāñcaiva viśeṣataḥ ||”
atra vīkṣyā praharacatuṣṭayasādhyaṃ vrataṃ pratīyate
narasiṃhopātteṣuteśvara saṃhitāyām
“śaivo vā vaiṣṇavo vāpi yo vā syādanyapūjakaḥ
sarvvaṃ pūjāphalaṃ hanti śivarātrivahirmukhaḥ ||”
saṃvatsarapradīpe
“dugdhena prathamaṃ snānaṃ dadhnā caiva dvitīsake
tṛtīye ca tathājyena caturthe madhunā tathā ||”
īśānasaṃhitāyām
“māghe kṛṣṇacatuddaśyāṃ ravivāro yadā bhavet
bhaumo vāpi bhaveddevi karttavyaṃ vratamuttamam
śivayogasya yogena tadbhavaiḍubhabhottamam
śivarātrivrataṃ nāma sarvvapāpapraṇāśanam
ācāṇḍālamanuṣyāṇāṃ muktimuktipradāyakam ||”
nāgarakhaṇḍe
“upavāsaprabhāveṇa valādapi ca jāgarāt
śivarātrestathā tasya liṅgasyāpi prapūjayā
akṣayān labhate lokān śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt|”
pājhe
“varṣe varṣe mahādevaṃ naro nārī pativratā
śivarātrau mahādevaṃ kāmaṃ bhaktyā prapūjayet ||”
īśānasaṃhitāyām
“evameva vrataṃ kuryyāt prati saṃvatsaraṃ vratī
dvādaśābdikametaddhi caturviṃśābdikaṃ tathā
sarvvān kāmānavāpnoti pretya ceha ca mānavaḥ||”
hemādridhṛtā śrutiḥ