Shloka 28
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
धनादिविभवैश्चैव कराद्यंगैर्नमादिभिः । क्रियया पूजया युक्तः क्रियायोगीति कथ्यते
dhanādivibhavaiścaiva karādyaṃgairnamādibhiḥ | kriyayā pūjayā yuktaḥ kriyāyogīti kathyate
Người chuyên thờ phụng bằng hành trì nghi lễ—dâng cúng của cải và các vật lực khác, vận dụng các chi phần bắt đầu từ đôi tay, và thực hiện các hành vi cung kính như đảnh lễ—được gọi là hành giả Kriyā-yoga.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It defines Kriyā-yoga as disciplined Shiva-worship performed through concrete sacred actions—offerings, bodily service, and reverential gestures—showing that ritual, when done with devotion, becomes a yogic path that purifies the soul and steadies the mind toward Pati (Shiva).
Kriyā-yoga is primarily expressed through Saguna worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where hands, materials, and prescribed acts (like namaskāra) become vehicles for focusing devotion and surrender to Lord Shiva’s gracious form.
Perform Shiva-pūjā with available offerings, accompany it with namaskāra/prostration and bodily service; this can be integrated with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to make the ritual an inward yogic discipline.