Shloka 44
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
पुनश्च भोगान्विविधान्भुक्त्वा भूमौ प्रजायते । छायां जलाशयं ब्रह्मप्रतिष्ठां धर्मसंचयम्
punaśca bhogānvividhānbhuktvā bhūmau prajāyate | chāyāṃ jalāśayaṃ brahmapratiṣṭhāṃ dharmasaṃcayam
Nachdem man vielfältige weltliche Genüsse ausgekostet hat, wird man wieder auf Erden geboren. Darum soll man einen Ort des Schattens, ein Wasserbecken, eine heilige Stiftung für brahmanische Verehrung und einen Schatz an Dharma errichten – Taten, die Verdienst ansammeln und den Aufstieg der Seele gemäß Śivas Gebot tragen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: As part of the Kāśī (Avimukta) teaching-stream, merit-making acts (dharma-saṃcaya) and support of pilgrims are praised as aids that turn the bound soul away from repeated birth toward Śiva’s liberating knowledge.
Significance: Dāna and public-benefit works (shade, water, dharma-support) in Śiva’s kṣetra are taught as accelerants for puṇya leading to jñāna and eventual anugraha.
FAQs
It teaches that bhoga (sense-enjoyment) does not end saṃsāra; after pleasures are exhausted, rebirth follows. Hence one should convert human life into dharma-saṃcaya—merit that purifies the soul and supports liberation under Śiva’s cosmic law.
By recommending brahma-pratiṣṭhā (a consecrated sacred foundation), the verse points toward establishing places where worship and Vedic-Śaiva rites can be performed—supporting Saguna Śiva devotion through temples, consecrations, and dharmic institutions that sustain Linga worship.
Primarily it suggests dharmic seva as a practice: creating shade (planting trees/rest-houses), building water-reservoirs, and establishing consecrated worship-sites. These can be paired with daily Śiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to dedicate the merit to Śiva.