Shloka 54
Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ
Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit
श्रोत्रादींद्रियतृप्तिश्च सदा देया विपश्चिता । शब्दादिदशभोगार्थं दिगादीनां च तुष्टिदा
śrotrādīṃdriyatṛptiśca sadā deyā vipaścitā | śabdādidaśabhogārthaṃ digādīnāṃ ca tuṣṭidā
শ্ৰৱণ আদি ইন্দ্ৰিয়ক তৃপ্তি দিয়া বস্তু জ্ঞানীয়ে সদায় অৰ্পণ কৰা উচিত; তাতে শব্দাদি দহ প্ৰকাৰ ভোগ যথাযথ পূৰ্ণ হয় আৰু দিশাসমূহৰ অধিষ্ঠাতৃ দেৱতা তথা সংশ্লিষ্ট শক্তিসকলেও সন্তুষ্ট হয়।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva-worship principles to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General teaching: sense-satisfaction and its governance by presiding deities is to be regulated and redirected toward dharma and worship, not mere indulgence.
FAQs
It teaches that dharmic giving should support a purified, regulated life: when necessities that calm the senses are offered in a righteous way, the subtle cosmic powers connected with perception and space are harmonized, making the mind fit for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.
In Linga worship, outer offerings and supportive charity are not mere enjoyment; they are consecrated acts that align the worshipper’s senses and environment with the sacred order, which strengthens devotion to Saguna Shiva and steadies contemplation of the Nirguna truth behind the Linga.
Practice disciplined dāna alongside pūjā—offer wholesome supports (food, drink, lamps, sound such as mantra/recitation) and restrain indulgence; combine this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to purify sense-experience into worship.