Shloka 2
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
सूत उवाच । अग्नौ जुहोति यद्द्रव्यमग्नियज्ञः स उच्यते । ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमस्थानां समिदाधानमेव हि
sūta uvāca | agnau juhoti yaddravyamagniyajñaḥ sa ucyate | brahmacaryāśramasthānāṃ samidādhānameva hi
သုတက ပြောသည်။ သန့်ရှင်းသော မီးထဲသို့ ပူဇော်သွင်းသော အရာဝတ္ထု မည်သည့်အရာမဆို အဂ္နိယဇ္ဉ (မီးယဇ္ဉ) ဟု ခေါ်သည်။ ဗြဟ္မချာရိယ အာရှရမ၌ တည်နေသူတို့အတွက် အဓိကကျသော ကျင့်ဝတ်မှာ မီးထဲသို့ သမိဓ် (မီးဖိုတုတ်) ထည့်ပူဇော်ခြင်းပင် ဖြစ်သည်။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Significance: Defines outer yajña as disciplined action (kriyā) that purifies the paśu and prepares for Śiva-oriented worship.
Type: rudram
FAQs
It defines Agni-yajña as the act of offering into fire and highlights brahmacarya as a disciplined life where simple, steady observances (like samidh offering) cultivate purity, self-restraint, and readiness for Shiva-worship and liberating knowledge.
In the Vidyeśvara context, outer rites support inner devotion: Agni-yajña and brahmacarya purify the devotee so that Linga-upāsanā (Saguna Shiva worship) becomes focused, sattvic, and capable of leading toward Shiva’s grace.
A basic daily rite for brahmacārins is samidh-ādhāna—placing fuel-sticks into the consecrated fire with reverence; as a takeaway, it implies maintaining disciplined conduct and regular sacred practice alongside Shiva-mantra and worship.