Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 4
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
वत्सं कीले स्वयं बद्धुं यत्नं चैवाकरोत्तदा । ब्राह्मणस्स गृहस्वामी मुनयो दुग्धलालसः
vatsaṃ kīle svayaṃ baddhuṃ yatnaṃ caivākarottadā | brāhmaṇassa gṛhasvāmī munayo dugdhalālasaḥ
Pagkaraan, ang brāhmaṇa na may-ari ng bahay ay siya mismo ang nagsikap na itali ang guya sa isang tulos. Samantala, ang mga pantas—sabik sa gatas—ay nakamasid, taimtim na naghihintay ng kailangan para sa ritwal at sa pag-aasikaso sa panauhin.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights dharma expressed as humble service: the householder personally prepares what is needed for guests and sacred duty, showing that devotion to Shiva is proven through purity, effort, and hospitality.
In the Jyotirlinga-centered Kotirudra narrative, outer acts like preparing sattvic offerings and honoring holy guests support inner reverence for Saguna Shiva; such disciplined conduct becomes an accessory (aṅga) to Shiva-puja.
A practical takeaway is atithi-seva and sattvic offering-preparation as part of worship—serve devotees, keep materials pure, and mentally repeat Shiva’s name (e.g., the Panchakshara) while performing duties.