ध्यानप्रकारनिर्णयः / Determination of the Modes of Meditation
on Śrīkaṇṭha-Śiva
भिक्षामात्रप्रदानेन तत्फलं शिवयोगिने । यज्ञाग्निहोत्रदानेन तीर्थहोमेषु यत्फलम्
bhikṣāmātrapradānena tatphalaṃ śivayogine | yajñāgnihotradānena tīrthahomeṣu yatphalam
Chỉ cần bố thí một phần cơm nhỏ cho vị du-già hành giả chuyên tâm nơi Śiva, liền được công đức ấy—bằng với công đức dâng tặng trong các tế lễ và nghi Agnihotra, cùng việc cúng hỏa (homa) tại các thánh địa hành hương.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
It teaches that humble charity offered to a Śiva-centered yogin carries immense spiritual merit—comparable to major Vedic sacrifices—because serving those established in Śiva is itself a form of Śiva-worship.
In Saguna Śiva devotion, honoring Śiva’s presence in His devotees is aligned with Linga-worship: the devotee becomes a living field of worship, and offering support to such a yogin is treated as an offering to Śiva.
Practice dāna with reverence—especially feeding or supporting Śiva-devotees and yogins—alongside regular Shaiva disciplines such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily worship.