Tithyarka 5.p1.18

5.p1.18

“parātparataraṃ nāsti śivarātriḥ parātparam
na pūjayati bhaktyeśaṃ rudraṃ tribhuvaneśvaram
janturjanmasahasreṣu bhramate nātra saṃśayaḥ |”
ityaniṣṭaśruteḥ
“mama bhaktastu yo devi ! śivarātrisupoṣakaḥ
śivañca pūjayitvā yo jāgarrti ca caturdaśī
mātuḥ payodhararasaṃ na pivet sa kadācana
gaṇatvamakṣayaṃ divyamakṣayyaṃ śivaśāsānam
sarvān bhuktvā mahābhogān mṛto bhūyo na jāyate |”
iti tatraiva phalaśravaṇāt kāmyañca | atra nityavrate pūjaiva pradhānam, pūrvoktāniṣṭavākyayoḥ pūjāmātragrahaṇāt | kāmyavratavidhāyakavākyeṣu tritayagrahaṇāt kāmyavrate upavāsajāgaraṇapūjāḥ pradhānam | prativarṣaṃ kāmyasyāsyāvadhirukto mādhavīye īśānasaṃhitāyām—
"evametad vrataṃ kuryātpratisaṃvatsaraṃ vratī
dvādaśābdikametatsyāccaturviṃśāndikaṃ tu vā ||” iti
iyaṃ yogaviśeṣeṇātipraśastetyuktaṃ mādhavīye skandapurāṇe—
“māghakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ ravivārī yadā bhavet
bhaumavāro bhaveddevi ! karttavyaṃ vratamuttamam
śivayogasya yoge ca tadbhaveduttamottamam |” iti
atra kṛttivāseśvarāccāṃḍapyuktā tatraiva—
“kṛttivāseśvaraṃ liṅgamarcayanti śivaṃ śubham
te yānti paramasthānaṃ sadā śivamanāmayam ||” iti
atra umāsahitaṃ śivaṃ pūjayet | pūjā ca rātrau prahare prahare kāryā,
"karttavyā yāmapūjā ca snānaṃ pañcāmṛtena ca |”
iti skāndāt | idaṃ ca vrataṃ pātakādimokṣakāmanāyāṃ pratimāsaṃ
kāryam | taduktaṃ madanaratne skandapurāṇe—
"pratimāsaṃ kāryamityupakramya—
yata0 prati caturdaśyāṃ pūjā yatnena me kṛtā
tathā jāgaraṇaṃ rātrau sannidhau me kṛtaṃ tadā
tena karmavipākena mukto'sau pātakena ca |” iti