Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

तस्माद्वै देवयजनं सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदम् । समंत्रकं ब्राह्मणानामन्येषां चैव तांत्रिकम्

Transliteration

tasmādvai devayajanaṃ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam | samaṃtrakaṃ brāhmaṇānāmanyeṣāṃ caiva tāṃtrikam

Translation

ଏହେତୁ ଦେବଯଜନ (ଦେବପୂଜା) ସମସ୍ତ ଅଭୀଷ୍ଟ ଫଳ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରେ। ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହା ମନ୍ତ୍ରସହିତ, ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ତାନ୍ତ୍ରିକ ବିଧିରେ ହେଉ।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्धसूचक (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• देव-यजनम्: worship of the gods
• देव-यजनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'देवानां यजनम्' (worship of gods); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here predicate/subject sense)

• सर्व-अभीष्ट-फल-प्रदम्: granting all desired results
• सर्व-अभीष्ट-फल-प्रदम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वेषाम् अभीष्टानां फलानां प्रदम्' (giver of all desired fruits); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवयजनम्)

• स-मन्त्रकम्: accompanied by mantras
• स-मन्त्रकम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपपद) + मन्त्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास: 'मन्त्रैः सह' (with mantras); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्धसूचक (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्धसूचक (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• तांत्रिकम्: tantric (in method)
• तांत्रिकम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तांत्रिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवयजनम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It affirms that sincere, properly performed worship of the Divine (especially Shiva in the Vidyeśvara context) is fruit-giving, and that the path is not one-size-fits-all—eligibility and tradition determine whether worship is mantra-based (Vedic) or tantra-based (Āgamic), both oriented toward grace and fulfillment.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Deva-yajña here supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through a worshipful form such as the Śiva-liṅga—using either Vedic mantras (for those qualified) or Āgamic/Tantric procedures, emphasizing that both are valid ritual gateways to Shiva’s blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to performing Shiva worship with appropriate liturgy: mantra-recitation and prescribed offerings for the Vedic method, or Āgamic/Tantric pūjā-vidhi for others—centering the mind through disciplined ritual, mantra, and devotion.