Shloka 4
अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā
आत्मन्यारोपिताग्नीनां वनिनां यतिनां द्विजाः । हितं च मितमेध्यान्नं स्वकाले भोजनं हुतिः
ātmanyāropitāgnīnāṃ vanināṃ yatināṃ dvijāḥ | hitaṃ ca mitamedhyānnaṃ svakāle bhojanaṃ hutiḥ
二次生者啊，对于林居苦行者与出离者（yati）——已在自身中安立圣火者——按时食用有益、适量、清净之食，本身即是一次供献（huti），即一场祭供。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva disciplines to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Teaches interiorization of yajña (‘fire installed within’): pilgrimage shifts from outer place to inner sanctum, a key bridge from karma to yoga in Śaiva discipline.
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It redefines sacrifice as an inner Shaiva discipline: when the seeker tends the “inner fire” of awareness and restraint, even a timely, pure, moderate meal becomes an offering that supports clarity, tapas, and liberation.
Linga-worship is not only external ritual; it is also internalized worship where the body-mind becomes the altar. Moderation and purity sustain the sattvic state needed for steady japa, dhyana, and devotion to Saguna Shiva as the accessible form of the Supreme.
Practice regulated ahara (wholesome, measured, pure food) and time-bound eating as a niyama, offering the act mentally to Shiva—supporting mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and yogic inner worship.