Shloka 23
Varṇa-adhikāra, Karma, and the Protection of One’s Attained Spiritual Status (वर्णाधिकारः कर्म च स्वस्थानरक्षणम्)
तस्य धर्मार्थ कामाश्च यज्ञश्चैव सदक्षिणः । परं ह्यभिमुखं दत्त्वा तद्यानं योऽधिरोहति
tasya dharmārtha kāmāśca yajñaścaiva sadakṣiṇaḥ | paraṃ hyabhimukhaṃ dattvā tadyānaṃ yo'dhirohati
Para sa kanya, natitiyak ang dharma, artha, at makatarungang kāma, at ang kanyang mga yajña ay nagiging ganap na may wastong dāna. Ang sinumang nag-aalay ng pinakamainam nang may pagpipitagan, at sumasakay sa banal na sasakyang iyon, ay umaabot sa pinakamataas na kabutihan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that when actions are offered with reverence and the best one can give, worldly aims (dharma, artha, kāma) are harmonized and one is led toward the supreme good—ultimately Shiva’s grace and liberation.
In Saguna Shiva worship, ritual acts like pūjā and yajña become spiritually effective when accompanied by dakṣiṇā and sincere offering; such disciplined devotion purifies the soul (paśu) and loosens bondage (pāśa) under the Lord (Pati).
Perform worship or yajña with proper dakṣiṇā (charitable giving) and a heart turned toward Shiva; make the offering ‘para’—the best you can—while maintaining steady devotional intent.