Shloka 30
The Teaching on Śiva-Dharma and the Supremacy of Food-Giving
within the Pitṛtīrtha–Yayāti Episode
रुद्रक्षेत्रे मृतानां च जंगमस्थावरात्मनाम् । अप्येकदिवसं भक्त्या यः पूजयति शंकरम्
rudrakṣetre mṛtānāṃ ca jaṃgamasthāvarātmanām | apyekadivasaṃ bhaktyā yaḥ pūjayati śaṃkaram
रुद्रक्षेत्रात मृत—जंगम वा स्थावर—प्राण्यांसाठीही, जो तेथे भक्तीने एक दिवस जरी शंकराची पूजा करतो, तो महान फल प्राप्त करतो।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narrative)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अपि+एकदिवसम्→अप्येकदिवसम्; जङ्गमस्थावरात्मनाम् is a compound; other words mostly unsandhied.
FAQs
It presents Rudra-kṣetra as a powerful tīrtha where even a short period of devoted worship of Śiva is said to yield exceptional spiritual merit.
It highlights that devotion (bhakti), even for a single day, is spiritually efficacious—prioritizing heartfelt worship over duration or complexity.
It encourages intentional, sincere daily worship—suggesting that even brief, focused devotion can be transformative when performed with faith in a sacred context.