Shloka 33

Devanagari script

भोगार्थं भृगवारे तु यजेद्देवान्समाहितः । षड्रसोपेतमन्नं च दद्याद्ब्राह्मणतृप्तये

Transliteration

bhogārthaṃ bhṛgavāre tu yajeddevānsamāhitaḥ | ṣaḍrasopetamannaṃ ca dadyādbrāhmaṇatṛptaye

Translation

Seeking wholesome worldly enjoyment (bhoga), one should on Friday worship the deities with a collected mind; and one should also offer food endowed with the six tastes, for the satisfaction of the brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• भोगार्थम्: for enjoyment
• भोगार्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (भोगाय अर्थः)

• भृगवारे: on Friday (Bhṛgu’s day)
• भृगवारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भृगोः वारः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• यजेत्: should worship/sacrifice
• यजेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• समाहितः: collected, attentive
• समाहितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• षड्रसोपेतम्: endowed with six tastes
• षड्रसोपेतम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + रस + उपेत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (षड्रसैः उपेतम् = endowed with six tastes)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ब्राह्मणतृप्तये: for the satisfaction of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणतृप्तये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Purpose-Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणानां तृप्तिः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Not jyotirliṅga-specific; it teaches a dharmic approach to bhoga (legitimate enjoyment) through worship and generosity—enjoyment disciplined by offering and sharing, consistent with Śaiva Siddhānta caryā/kriyā ethics.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lakṣmī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Bhrigu
• Devas
• Brahmanas

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It links bhoga (ordered worldly welfare) to disciplined worship and dana: a focused mind in ritual plus feeding brāhmaṇas refines desire, purifies karma, and turns enjoyment into a dharmic path that can mature toward Shiva-bhakti.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara context, deva-arcana and charitable offerings function as auxiliaries to Saguna worship—supporting purity (śuddhi) and devotion that ultimately stabilize Linga-worship and reverence for Pati (Śiva) as the supreme Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform worship on Friday with samāhita-citta (steady attention), then offer ṣaḍ-rasa food as dana—especially brahmana-bhojana—treating the act as sacred service; add japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as the internal discipline accompanying the outer rite.