Shloka 28
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
पापशांतिर्विशेषेण ह्यादिवारे निवेदयेत् । आदित्यस्यैव देवानां ब्राह्मणानां विशिष्टदम्
pāpaśāṃtirviśeṣeṇa hyādivāre nivedayet | ādityasyaiva devānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ viśiṣṭadam
పాపశాంతి కోసం ప్రత్యేకంగా ఆదివారము (ఆదిత్యవారము) నాడు విధిపూర్వకంగా నివేదన/అర్పణ చేయవలెను. దేవులలో ఇది ఆదిత్యుని దినము; బ్రాహ్మణులకు ఇది విశిష్ట పుణ్యప్రదమని చెప్పబడుతుంది.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Links sin-pacification (pāpa-śānti) with calendrical observance (Sunday) and offerings, a common vrata logic used by pilgrims and householders to structure expiatory practice alongside Śiva worship.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes that purification (pāpaśānti) is supported by right timing and right offering; aligning one’s practice with dharmic order helps the devotee become fit for deeper Shiva-bhakti and grace.
In the Shiva Purana, external disciplines—such as offerings on auspicious days—serve as preparatory supports for Linga worship, purifying the devotee so devotion to Saguna Shiva can mature toward inner steadiness and liberation.
Make the prescribed offering (nivedana) especially on Sunday for pāpaśānti; accompany it with Shiva-nāma japa (e.g., the Panchākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) as a practical takeaway.