Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

तिलहोमेन दानेन तिलान्नेन च भोजयेत् । इत्थं यजेच्च विबुधानारोग्यादिफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

tilahomena dānena tilānnena ca bhojayet | itthaṃ yajecca vibudhānārogyādiphalaṃ labhet

Translation

నువ్వుల హోమం చేసి, నువ్వులను దానంగా ఇచ్చి, నువ్వులతో చేసిన అన్నంతో భోజనం పెట్టి—ఈ విధంగా దేవతలను ఆరాధిస్తే ఆరోగ్యాది ఫలాలు లభిస్తాయి.

Word by Word

• तिल-होमेन: by sesame-offering (tilahoma)
• तिल-होमेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• दानेन: by giving (charity)
• दानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिल-अन्नेन: with sesame-food
• तिल-अन्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• भोजयेत्: should feed (cause to eat)
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) (causative √भोजय)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): ‘भोजयेत्’ = ‘भोजने नियोजयेत्’

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/in this manner’)

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• विबुधान्: the wise/learned (or gods)
• विबुधान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आरोग्य-आदि-फलम्: the fruit such as health
• आरोग्य-आदि-फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘इत्यादि’

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara section to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

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.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

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.

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

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.