Shloka 78
पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्
Pārthiva-pratimā Pūjā-vidhāna — Procedure for Worship of an Earthen Icon
महानैवेद्यदानेन सहस्रेण द्विजर्षभाः । सत्यलोके च तल्लोके पूर्णमायुरवाप्नुयात्
mahānaivedyadānena sahasreṇa dvijarṣabhāḥ | satyaloke ca talloke pūrṇamāyuravāpnuyāt
Hỡi bậc tối thắng trong hàng nhị sinh, nhờ dâng một nghìn lễ cúng naivedya trọng đại trong sự thờ phụng, người ấy đạt đến cõi Satya (thế giới của Phạm Thiên), và ngay tại cõi ấy được hưởng trọn thọ mạng.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: As an extension of the chapter’s naivedya-vidhi, the phalaśruti escalates: repeated mahānaivedya (a thousand times) yields Satyaloka and full lifespan there—typical Purāṇic gradation of merit, while Siddhānta would still rank mokṣa above all lokas.
Significance: Encourages sustained devotional discipline (repetition/niyama). In Siddhānta framing, repeated worship purifies the paśu and prepares receptivity to Śiva’s liberating grace beyond heavenly attainments.
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that sincere, repeated devotional offering (naivedya-dāna) generates powerful merit (puṇya) that elevates the soul to higher realms like Satyaloka and grants longevity there—showing how bhakti expressed through disciplined ritual bears tangible karmic fruit.
Naivedya is a core act of Saguna Shiva worship—serving the Lord in a personal, worshipful form (often the Śiva-liṅga). The verse highlights that such concrete service, performed repeatedly and reverently, becomes a vehicle for spiritual upliftment.
It suggests regular Shiva-pūjā with naivedya offered in significant measure (symbolically “a thousand times”), ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to unify external offering with inner devotion.