Shloka 96
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
गुरोः शेषः शिवोच्छिष्टं जलमन्नादिनिर्मितम् । शिष्याणां शिवभक्तानां ग्राह्यं भोज्यं भवेद्द्विजाः
guroḥ śeṣaḥ śivocchiṣṭaṃ jalamannādinirmitam | śiṣyāṇāṃ śivabhaktānāṃ grāhyaṃ bhojyaṃ bhaveddvijāḥ
O ihr Zweifachgeborenen, die vom Guru zurückgelassenen Reste sind als Śivas eigene heiligen Überreste zu betrachten—sei es Wasser, Speise und dergleichen. Für Schüler, die Śiva-Bhaktas sind, ist es recht, sie anzunehmen und davon zu essen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that the Guru’s remnants are not ordinary leftovers but Śiva-prasāda, to be received with reverence; accepting them cultivates humility and receptivity to Śiva’s grace (anugraha) through the guru-paramparā.
Just as offerings to the Liṅga become sacred prasāda, the Guru—revered as a Śiva-bhakta and spiritual conduit—sanctifies water and food by association with Śiva; honoring such prasāda is an act of Saguna-Śiva devotion expressed through visible sacred forms.
Practice guru-sevā and accept guru-prasāda (water/food) with a purified attitude, mentally offering it to Śiva and receiving it as Śiva’s blessing; this can be accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”