Shloka 26
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
आदित्यं पूजयित्वा तु ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्ततः । दिनं मासं तथा वर्षं वर्षत्रयमथवापि वा
ādityaṃ pūjayitvā tu brāhmaṇānbhojayettataḥ | dinaṃ māsaṃ tathā varṣaṃ varṣatrayamathavāpi vā
Having worshipped Āditya (the Sun) first, one should then feed the Brāhmaṇas—doing so for a day, or for a month, or for a year, or even for three years.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Frames dāna/annadāna to Brāhmaṇas after solar worship as a dharmic support for Śiva-bhakti and purification, often integrated into kṣetra and vrata observances.
Type: gayatri
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that worship (pūjā) should culminate in compassionate giving—feeding the learned and needy—so devotion becomes lived dharma that purifies the seeker and supports spiritual merit.
In the Shaiva framework, Saguna worship is not only ritual before the deity (including the Liṅga) but also service to Shiva’s devotees and custodians of Vedic-Shiva knowledge; feeding Brāhmaṇas is treated as an extension of the worship’s fruit.
A practical vow is indicated: perform worship (here beginning with Āditya-pūjā) and follow it with annadāna—feeding Brāhmaṇas—sustained for a chosen period (day/month/year/three years) as disciplined sādhana.