Shloka 37
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
तर्पयेयं सुरेन्द्रादीन्देवान् यज्ञशतेन तु । यतीनामतिथीनां च सहस्राण्यथ सर्वदा
tarpayeyaṃ surendrādīndevān yajñaśatena tu | yatīnāmatithīnāṃ ca sahasrāṇyatha sarvadā
I would gratify the gods—beginning with Indra—by a hundred sacrificial rites (yajña); and I would also continually satisfy thousands of ascetics (yati) and honored guests.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse highlights the ideal of generous dharma—satisfying devas through yajña and serving renunciants and guests—yet, in the Uma Saṃhitā’s Shaiva frame, such merit ultimately finds its highest fulfillment when offered in devotion to Pati (Shiva), the supreme Lord beyond all gods.
It contrasts external merit (many yajñas and hospitality) with the Shaiva emphasis that all offerings become most efficacious when centered on Saguna Shiva—often through Linga-worship—where the devotee dedicates every act as Shiva-arpaṇa (an offering to Shiva).
The practical takeaway is disciplined worship supported by dharmic living: perform offerings with purity, honor guests and ascetics, and integrate daily Shiva-devotion such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside simple upacāras to the Linga.