Shloka 84
पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्
Pārthiva-pratimā Pūjā-vidhāna — Procedure for Worship of an Earthen Icon
मेलने च शनैर्वापि तावत्साहस्रमाचरेत् । जन्मनैवेद्यदानेन जन्मार्पणफलं लभेत्
melane ca śanairvāpi tāvatsāhasramācaret | janmanaivedyadānena janmārpaṇaphalaṃ labhet
ในคราวแห่งการพบอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (การเฝ้าดู/การประสานกับลิงคะ) จะค่อย ๆ ทำหรือทำพร้อมกันก็ตาม พึงปฏิบัติให้ครบหนึ่งพันครั้ง การถวาย ‘การเกิด’ เป็นไนเวทยะ ย่อมได้ผลแห่ง ‘การอุทิศการเกิด’ แด่พระศิวะ
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vidyeshvara teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Repeated ‘melana’ (approach/meeting with Śiva or His liṅga) and the inner act of offering one’s embodied existence as naivedya is framed as a direct means to sanctify human birth and orient it toward liberation.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that steady repetition in Shiva-worship—done gradually or intensely—matures devotion, and that dedicating one’s embodied life (janma) to Shiva transforms ordinary birth into a consecrated spiritual offering, yielding purifying merit and Shiva’s grace.
The ‘meeting’ implies approaching Shiva through His accessible Saguna form—especially the Shiva Linga—where repeated acts of puja and offering (naivedya) become a disciplined path of surrender, aligning the devotee’s life with Pati (Shiva) rather than bondage (pāśa).
It suggests repeated performance (up to a thousand times) of a Shiva-oriented act—such as Linga-puja with naivedya, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), or repeated devotional offerings—done either steadily over time or in concentrated observance.