Shloka 4
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
आत्मन्यारोपिताग्नीनां वनिनां यतिनां द्विजाः । हितं च मितमेध्यान्नं स्वकाले भोजनं हुतिः
ātmanyāropitāgnīnāṃ vanināṃ yatināṃ dvijāḥ | hitaṃ ca mitamedhyānnaṃ svakāle bhojanaṃ hutiḥ
โอทวิชา! สำหรับนักบำเพ็ญตบะผู้พำนักป่าและยติผู้ตั้งไฟศักดิ์สิทธิ์ไว้ภายในตน การฉันอาหารที่เป็นประโยชน์ พอประมาณ และบริสุทธิ์ในกาลอันควร นั่นเองคืออาหุติ
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva disciplines to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Teaches interiorization of yajña (‘fire installed within’): pilgrimage shifts from outer place to inner sanctum, a key bridge from karma to yoga in Śaiva discipline.
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It redefines sacrifice as an inner Shaiva discipline: when the seeker tends the “inner fire” of awareness and restraint, even a timely, pure, moderate meal becomes an offering that supports clarity, tapas, and liberation.
Linga-worship is not only external ritual; it is also internalized worship where the body-mind becomes the altar. Moderation and purity sustain the sattvic state needed for steady japa, dhyana, and devotion to Saguna Shiva as the accessible form of the Supreme.
Practice regulated ahara (wholesome, measured, pure food) and time-bound eating as a niyama, offering the act mentally to Shiva—supporting mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and yogic inner worship.