Shloka 21
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
आरोग्यं संपदश्चैव व्याधीनां शांतिरेव च । पुष्टिरायुस्तथा भोगो मृतेर्हानिर्यथाक्रमम्
ārogyaṃ saṃpadaścaiva vyādhīnāṃ śāṃtireva ca | puṣṭirāyustathā bhogo mṛterhāniryathākramam
ആരോഗ്യവും സമ്പത്തും, രോഗശാന്തിയും, പുഷ്ടിയും, ആയുസ്സും, ഭോഗാനുഭവ ശേഷിയും—ഇങ്ങനെ ക്രമമായി അകാലമരണനിവാരണവും ലഭിക്കുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: Vaidyanātha is famed as the ‘physician’ aspect of Śiva who removes disease and grants well-being; this verse’s list—ārogya, vyādhi-śānti, puṣṭi, āyuḥ—maps naturally onto that healing/wholeness theology.
Significance: Pilgrims seek relief from illness, strengthening of vitality, and protection from untimely death; the fruits are framed as sequential boons culminating in mṛtyu-hāni (warding off premature death).
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse presents Shiva’s grace as holistic: devotion yields ordered well-being—health, stability, and inner peace—culminating in protection from premature death, reminding devotees that divine favor supports both dharma and the conditions conducive to liberation.
In the Vidyeśvara context, Saguna Shiva worship—especially reverence to the Linga—channels Shiva’s anugraha (grace) into tangible fruits like health and prosperity, while also steadying the devotee’s life so sadhana can mature toward higher realization.
Regular Shiva-upasana such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Linga worship (water, bilva leaves) is implied; performed with purity and steadiness, it is traditionally associated with relief from afflictions and strengthening of vitality.