Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
द्र व्यमिज्यादिरूपं स्यात्तीर्थस्नानादि दैहिकम् । धनेन धनमाप्नोति तपसा दिव्यरूपताम्
dra vyamijyādirūpaṃ syāttīrthasnānādi daihikam | dhanena dhanamāpnoti tapasā divyarūpatām
درویہ سے اِجیا وغیرہ (پوجا و یَجْن) انجام پاتے ہیں، اور تیرتھ-سنان وغیرہ جسمانی کرم ہیں۔ دولت سے دولت بڑھتی ہے، مگر تپسیا سے دیویہ روپتا—روشن و پاکیزہ حالت—حاصل ہوتی ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
It teaches the Shaiva principle that results align with the means: external, material actions yield material fruits, while inner discipline (tapas) purifies and elevates the being toward a divine fitness for Śiva-realization.
Linga-worship can be performed with offerings (dravya) and ritual acts, but the verse implies that such acts chiefly produce corresponding worldly merit; deeper transformation for approaching Saguna Śiva with purity requires tapas and inner refinement.
It points to adopting tapas alongside worship—regular vows, disciplined living, and sustained sādhanā (such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) rather than relying only on pilgrimage-bathing or material offerings.