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Shloka 7

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

संपत्करी तथा ज्ञेया सायमग्न्याहुतिर्द्विजाः । आयुष्करीति विज्ञेया प्रातः सूर्याहुतिस्तथा

saṃpatkarī tathā jñeyā sāyamagnyāhutirdvijāḥ | āyuṣkarīti vijñeyā prātaḥ sūryāhutistathā

O ihr Zweimalgeborenen, wisst, dass das abendliche Opfer in das heilige Feuer Wohlstand schenkt; erkennt ebenso, dass das morgendliche Opfer für die Sonne Langlebigkeit verleiht.

saṃpat-karībringing prosperity
saṃpat-karī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃpat (प्रातिपदिक) + karī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—संपदं करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयप्राय)
tathāthus/likewise
tathā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय) ‘thus/likewise’
jñeyāshould be known
jñeyā:
Pradhāna-vākya (विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootjñeya (प्रातिपदिक; √jñā धातु + यत्)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); gerundive (भाव्य/कर्तव्य, यत्) ‘to be known’
sāyamin the evening
sāyam:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsāyam (अव्यय)
FormAdverb of time (कालवाचक अव्यय) ‘in the evening’
agni-āhutiḥoffering into the fire
agni-āhutiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootagni (प्रातिपदिक) + āhuti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—अग्नौ आहुतिः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)
dvijāḥO twice-born (Brahmins)
dvijāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative/Nominative (8th/सम्बोधन or 1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); contextually vocative ‘O twice-born’
āyuḥ-karībringing longevity
āyuḥ-karī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootāyuḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + karī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—आयुः करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)
itithus/‘as’
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)
vijñeyāshould be understood
vijñeyā:
Pradhāna-vākya (विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootvijñeya (प्रातिपदिक; vi-√jñā धातु + यत्)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); gerundive (यत्)
prātaḥin the morning
prātaḥ:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprātaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb of time (कालवाचक अव्यय) ‘in the morning’
sūrya-āhutiḥoffering to the Sun
sūrya-āhutiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + āhuti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—सूर्ये/सूर्याय आहुतिः (सप्तमी/चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष, sense: offering to the Sun)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय) ‘likewise’

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages)

Tattva Level: pasha

Type: gayatri

Role: nurturing

Offering: naivedya

S
Surya
A
Agni

FAQs

It teaches that disciplined daily offerings purify the devotee’s life—prosperity supports dharma, and longevity supports sustained sadhana—both becoming aids for steady devotion to Shiva.

In the Shaiva framework, orderly nitya-karma (like fire and sun offerings) stabilizes the mind and conduct, making the devotee fit for Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-puja with mantra and purity.

Perform evening agnyāhuti for prosperity and morning sūryāhuti for longevity, then continue Shaiva practice such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a disciplined daily routine.