Shloka 90

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत्तत्र पञ्चाशद्विधिपूर्वकम् अक्षमालोपवीतं च कुण्डलं च कमण्डलुम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇān bhojayettatra pañcāśadvidhipūrvakam akṣamālopavītaṃ ca kuṇḍalaṃ ca kamaṇḍalum

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น พึงเลี้ยงพราหมณ์ตามระเบียบห้าสิบขั้นตอน และถวายมาลา (ลูกประคำ) อุปวีต (สายศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ต่างหู และกมณฑลุ (หม้อน้ำพิธี) ด้วย

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणान्: the brāhmaṇas

• भोजयेत्: should feed (honour with a meal)

• तत्र: there (in that rite/occasion)

• पञ्चाशत्: fifty

• विधि-पूर्वकम्: in accordance with the proper injunctions

• अक्षमाला: rosary (rudrākṣa-japa mālā)

• उपवीतम्: sacred thread

• च: and

• कुण्डलम्: earring(s)

• च: and

• कमण्डलुम्: water-pot (ascetic’s vessel)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja injunctions to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It emphasizes that Linga-puja is completed not only by offerings to the Linga but also by honoring Śiva’s devotees and Vedic custodians through prescribed feeding and gifting—acts that purify the pashu (soul) and loosen pasha (bondage) by devotion to Pati (Śiva).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva-tattva is reflected here as dharma-sustaining and grace-bestowing: devotion to Śiva expresses itself as disciplined ritual (vidhi) and compassionate giving, indicating that Śiva’s worship integrates inner purity with outward right action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights puja-vidhi culminating in brāhmaṇa-bhojana and dāna; the gifts (mālā, upavīta, kamaṇḍalu) also align with japa and ascetic symbolism, supporting a Pāśupata-oriented discipline of worship and purification.