Shloka 77
पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्
Pārthiva-pratimā Pūjā-vidhāna — Procedure for Worship of an Earthen Icon
एवं चौदननैवेद्याद्भूमौ राष्ट्रपतिर्भवेत् । महानैवेद्यदानेन नरः स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात्
evaṃ caudananaivedyādbhūmau rāṣṭrapatirbhavet | mahānaivedyadānena naraḥ svargamavāpnuyāt
Kaya nga, sa pag-aalay ng nilutong kanin bilang naivedya kay Panginoong Śiva, ang tao’y nagiging panginoon ng isang kaharian sa lupa; at sa pagbibigay ng dakilang handog na naivedya, nakakamit niya ang langit. Sa pananaw ng Śaiva Siddhānta, ang mga bungang ito’y biyaya ng Panginoon na tumutugon sa debosyon sa wastong pagsamba.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Śiva Purāṇa teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It teaches that sincere Śiva-pūjā expressed through naivedya (food offering) yields tangible karmic fruits—prosperity and heavenly merit—while implying that devotion is the inner cause and Śiva’s grace is the sanctioning power behind results.
Naivedya is a core upacāra in saguna worship of Śiva, commonly offered to the Śiva-liṅga; the verse highlights how honoring the manifest Lord through offerings becomes a disciplined act of bhakti with corresponding merit.
Perform Śiva-pūjā with naivedya—especially cooked rice and, when possible, a more abundant offering—while maintaining purity, mantra-recitation (e.g., pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and the intention of devotion rather than mere reward.