Shloka 3
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
समिदग्रौ व्रताद्यं च विशेषयजनादिकम् । प्रथमाश्रमिणामेवं यावदौपासनं द्विजाः
samidagrau vratādyaṃ ca viśeṣayajanādikam | prathamāśramiṇāmevaṃ yāvadaupāsanaṃ dvijāḥ
အို ဒွိဇာတို့၊ ပထမအာရှရမဖြစ်သော ဗြဟ္မချာရိယ၌ ရှိသူတို့အတွက် မီးထဲသို့ သမိဓ် ထည့်ပူဇော်ခြင်း၊ ဝရတ (သစ္စာကတိ) နှင့် ဆက်စပ်သည့် စည်းကမ်းများ၊ ထူးခြားသော ယဇ္ဉပူဇော်မှုများ—ဤအတိုင်း—သူတို့၏ နေ့စဉ် အောပာသန (နေ့စဉ်ပူဇော်ဝတ်) ဖြစ်သည်။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Significance: Highlights regulated daily aupāsana and vrata as stabilizing disciplines—‘sthiti’ at the level of the aspirant’s conduct.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined daily practice—vows, purity, and sacred-fire offerings—forms the foundational purification (saṃskāra) that readies a seeker for mature devotion and knowledge of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).
By establishing brahmacarya duties and aupāsana as preparatory worship, the verse frames ritual discipline as a stepping-stone toward focused Shaiva upāsanā, where Saguna Shiva—often approached through the Linga—is worshipped with steadiness and inner purity.
Regular aupāsana (daily sacred-fire worship) with samit offerings, along with vrata (vow-based discipline). While Rudraksha/Bhasma are not named here, the emphasis is on regulated daily worship and self-restraint as the core practice.