Shloka 79
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
पिण्डानुत्सृज्य गोग्रासं दद्यान्नोचेज्जले क्षिपेत् । पुण्याहवाचनं त्वां भुंजीत स्वजनैस्सह
piṇḍānutsṛjya gogrāsaṃ dadyānnocejjale kṣipet | puṇyāhavācanaṃ tvāṃ bhuṃjīta svajanaissaha
献上食团供（piṇḍa）之后，应施一口食物与牛；若不能，则投入水中。随后行吉祥净化之宣诵仪轨（puṇyāha-vācana），便当与自家亲族同享其食。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Feeding a cow after piṇḍa-offering extends the rite’s compassion outward; in dharmic-Śaiva framing it stabilizes merit and supports social-cosmic order (sthiti), aiding the aspirant’s purification.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that ritual offerings must culminate in compassion and purity: charity (feeding a cow), symbolic offering to the waters when unable, and then sanctified nourishment—aligning household dharma with inner purification under Shiva’s order (śiva-ājñā).
In Saguna Shiva worship, external rites (offerings, purity, and regulated conduct) support inner devotion. This verse frames post-ritual conduct—sanctification and disciplined eating—as part of maintaining the sacred field created by Shiva-pūjā.
Perform piṇḍa-offering, then give a gogrāsa (cow-feeding) as a dharmic adjunct; if impossible, offer to water; complete puṇyāha-vācana (auspicious purification) before eating—treating the meal as prasāda with mindful restraint.