Shloka 48
Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ
Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit
हिरण्यं जाठराग्नेस्तु वृद्धिदं वीर्यदं तथा । आज्यं पुष्टिकरं विद्याद्वस्त्रमायुष्करं विदुः
hiraṇyaṃ jāṭharāgnestu vṛddhidaṃ vīryadaṃ tathā | ājyaṃ puṣṭikaraṃ vidyādvastramāyuṣkaraṃ viduḥ
സ്വർണം ജഠരാഗ്നിയെ വർധിപ്പിക്കുകയും വീര്യബലം ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു എന്നു പറയുന്നു. നെയ്യ് പുഷ്ടികരം; വസ്ത്രം ആയുസ്സു നൽകുന്നതെന്ന് പണ്ഡിതർ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s worship-related teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Part of a general dharma-upadeśa on dāna and its worldly/otherworldly supports; not a Jyotirliṅga-specific narrative.
Significance: Highlights ‘sthiti’ values—health, vitality, nourishment, longevity—seen as supports for sustained vrata, pūjā, and mantra-sādhana directed to Śiva.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse links righteous gifts and offerings with the maintenance of life-force and bodily purity, supporting sustained Shiva-worship; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such dharmic conduct steadies the aspirant so devotion and knowledge can mature toward grace (anugraha).
These items are commonly associated with puja-support and dharmic giving around temple worship—gold for sacred needs, ghee for lamps/oblations and nourishment, and cloth for honoring devotees—thereby serving Saguna Shiva (the Linga) through service, purity, and generosity.
Practice dana alongside Shiva-puja: offer ghee for deepa (lamp) and naivedya, give cloth to the needy or temple service, and dedicate the act to Shiva while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a resolve for purity and compassion.