Shloka 33

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

Devanagari script

भोगार्थं भृगवारे तु यजेद्देवान्समाहितः । षड्रसोपेतमन्नं च दद्याद्ब्राह्मणतृप्तये

Transliteration

bhogārthaṃ bhṛgavāre tu yajeddevānsamāhitaḥ | ṣaḍrasopetamannaṃ ca dadyādbrāhmaṇatṛptaye

Translation

Sesiapa yang mencari kenikmatan duniawi yang baik (bhoga), pada hari Jumaat hendaklah menyembah para dewa dengan hati yang terhimpun. Dan hendaklah ia menghadiahkan makanan yang lengkap enam rasa demi kepuasan para brāhmaṇa.

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.