Shloka 55
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
पूजांते स्थापयेल्लिंगं संपुटेषु पृथग्गृहे । करपूजानि वृत्तानां स्वभोज्यं तु निवेदयेत्
pūjāṃte sthāpayelliṃgaṃ saṃpuṭeṣu pṛthaggṛhe | karapūjāni vṛttānāṃ svabhojyaṃ tu nivedayet
礼拜既毕，当将湿婆灵伽如法安置于护匣（casket）之中，另择清净处分别供奉。随后依自身资具与所持仪轨，行终结之手供（karapūjā），并以适合自食之饭食为供食（naivedya），先奉献于主湿婆而后受用。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Highlights nitya-arcana discipline: safeguarding the liṅga (saṃpuṭa) and concluding offerings cultivate steadiness and reverence, a practical aid to gradual purification (mala-kṣaya).
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-pūjā is completed through reverent closure: the Liṅga is protected and respectfully kept, and the devotee offers what is genuinely fit to eat as naivedya—expressing sincerity, purity, and surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Pati (Śiva).
The Liṅga is Saguna Śiva’s accessible form for daily devotion; placing it in a saṃpuṭa and in a dedicated space underscores sanctity and discipline, while naivedya affirms a living relationship of service (seva) to Śiva as Lord and refuge.
Conclude worship by placing the Liṅga properly, then perform the final offering (karapūjā/closing rites) and offer naivedya made from pure, personally acceptable food; this can be accompanied by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”