Shloka 45
यस्त्वेतां मानवो धेनुं श्रद्धया ह्यनुपूर्विकाम् । करोति सततं काले साग्नित्वायोपकल्प्यते
yastvetāṃ mānavo dhenuṃ śraddhayā hyanupūrvikām | karoti satataṃ kāle sāgnitvāyopakalpyate
しかし、信をもって順序正しく、しかるべき時に絶えずこの「牝牛」（象徴）の儀礼を行う者は、聖火アグニを保持する位にふさわしくなり、規律ある礼拝とヴェーダ・シヴァ派の作法を修する資格を得る。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it frames a regulated observance (‘dhenu’ rite) as producing adhikāra (eligibility) for sāgnitva—disciplined fire-maintenance and orthodox ritual life.
Significance: Merit through śraddhā and proper sequence (anupūrvī) leading to ritual fitness; in Śaiva Siddhānta, such caryā/kriyā purify the paśu for higher yoga/jñāna.
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It teaches that śraddhā (faith) joined with niyama (proper method and timing) purifies the practitioner and makes them fit for disciplined Shiva-oriented dharma, supporting inner purification that leads toward Shiva’s grace.
By emphasizing orderly, time-bound observance, it supports Saguna Shiva worship as regulated sādhanā—outer ritual steadies the mind and body so devotion to Shiva (including Linga worship) becomes stable and effective.
Regular performance of prescribed rites ‘in due order’—such as maintaining purity, observing proper timings, and steady daily worship—so one becomes sāgni (fit to keep sacred fire) and thereby strengthens mantra-japa and devotional discipline.