Shloka 41
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
तस्माद्वै देवयजनं सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदम् । समंत्रकं ब्राह्मणानामन्येषां चैव तांत्रिकम्
tasmādvai devayajanaṃ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam | samaṃtrakaṃ brāhmaṇānāmanyeṣāṃ caiva tāṃtrikam
Vì thế, việc tế lễ thờ phụng chư thần (deva-yajña) ban cho mọi quả như ý. Đối với Bà-la-môn thì phải hành trì cùng các thần chú Veda; còn những người khác thì hành theo pháp môn Tantra.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; establishes a normative rule: deva-yajana yields desired fruits, with method determined by adhikāra—Vedic mantra for brāhmaṇas, Tantric/Āgamic procedure for others.
Significance: Validates multiple liturgical gateways to divine worship; in Siddhānta, caryā/kriyā are accessible by eligibility, culminating in Śiva’s grace beyond ritual fruits.
Role: teaching
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It affirms that sincere, properly performed worship of the Divine (especially Shiva in the Vidyeśvara context) is fruit-giving, and that the path is not one-size-fits-all—eligibility and tradition determine whether worship is mantra-based (Vedic) or tantra-based (Āgamic), both oriented toward grace and fulfillment.
Deva-yajña here supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through a worshipful form such as the Śiva-liṅga—using either Vedic mantras (for those qualified) or Āgamic/Tantric procedures, emphasizing that both are valid ritual gateways to Shiva’s blessings.
It points to performing Shiva worship with appropriate liturgy: mantra-recitation and prescribed offerings for the Vedic method, or Āgamic/Tantric pūjā-vidhi for others—centering the mind through disciplined ritual, mantra, and devotion.