Shloka 35
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
तिलहोमेन दानेन तिलान्नेन च भोजयेत् । इत्थं यजेच्च विबुधानारोग्यादिफलं लभेत्
tilahomena dānena tilānnena ca bhojayet | itthaṃ yajecca vibudhānārogyādiphalaṃ labhet
Dengan mempersembahkan bijan ke dalam api suci, bersedekah bijan, dan menjamu orang lain dengan makanan yang disediakan daripada bijan—barang siapa memuja para dewa demikian, akan memperoleh hasil bermula dengan kesihatan dan bebas daripada penyakit.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara section to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it teaches śānti-oriented karma (tilahoma, tiladāna, tilānna-bhojana) as a means to obtain ārogya and related benefits under divine dispensation.
Significance: Frames health (ārogya) as a fruit of properly performed yajña/dāna/bhojana—ethical-ritual action aligned with dharma and devotion.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse teaches that Shaiva worship is not only mantra and inner devotion, but also dharmic action—homa, dāna, and annadāna—through which purity of karma supports wellbeing (ārogya) and steadiness for bhakti toward Shiva.
In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, offerings and charitable feeding are extensions of pūjā: the devotee honors Shiva by sustaining life in others and by sanctifying substances used in worship (like tila), thereby making external ritual a vehicle for inner devotion.
A practical triad is recommended: perform tilahoma (sesame oblations), give sesame in charity, and feed people with tilānna (sesame-prepared food), dedicating the act to Shiva for ārogya and other auspicious results.