Shloka 26
भक्तिभेदाः—ज्ञानप्रधानभक्तेः प्रशंसा
Grades of Devotees and the Praise of Knowledge-Centered Devotion
ददौ भागान्सुरेभ्यो हि पूर्णभागं शिवाय सः । दानं ददौ द्विजेभ्यश्च प्राप्तः शंभोरनुग्रहः
dadau bhāgānsurebhyo hi pūrṇabhāgaṃ śivāya saḥ | dānaṃ dadau dvijebhyaśca prāptaḥ śaṃbhoranugrahaḥ
เขาแจกจ่ายส่วนบูชาแก่เหล่าเทพตามควร และถวายส่วนเต็มแด่พระศิวะ อีกทั้งให้ทานแก่พราหมณ์ผู้เป็นทวิชะ จึงได้รับพระกรุณาแห่งพระศัมภู
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames yajña-portion (bhāga) and dāna as means to obtain Śiva’s prasāda, echoing the Purāṇic motif that Śiva’s rightful share restores cosmic order.
Significance: General tīrtha-logic: honoring Śiva with his due share and giving dāna to dvijas is said to attract Śiva’s anugraha (grace) and auspicious completion of rites.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse teaches that honoring Śiva as the supreme recipient (pūrṇabhāga) and practicing dāna with humility aligns one with dharma, making the heart fit to receive Śiva’s anugraha—His liberating grace.
Assigning Śiva the “full share” reflects acknowledging the Saguna Lord as the accessible focus of worship; in practice this corresponds to offering the best of one’s worship (naivedya, abhiṣeka, mantra-japa) to the Liṅga as Śiva’s manifest presence.
A key takeaway is to combine worship with charity: offer to Śiva first (e.g., Liṅga-abhiṣeka with water/milk and Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), then perform dāna to worthy recipients, cultivating devotion and purity to invite anugraha.