Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/76

महानैवेद्यमेतद्वै देवतार्पणपूर्वकम् । वर्णानुक्रमपूर्वेण तद्भक्तेभ्यः प्रदापयेत् ७६ ।

sanskrit

This great offering of eatables made to the deities shall be distributed among devotees m the order of their castes.

english translation

mahAnaivedyametadvai devatArpaNapUrvakam | varNAnukramapUrveNa tadbhaktebhyaH pradApayet 76 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/77

एवं चौदननैवेद्याद्भूमौ राष्ट्रपतिर्भवेत् । महानैवेद्यदानेन नरः स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात् ७७ ।

sanskrit

A devotee who makes the offering of cooked rice becomes the Lord of a kingdom in the world. But by making gift of great offering of eatables, a man attains heaven.

english translation

evaM caudananaivedyAdbhUmau rASTrapatirbhavet | mahAnaivedyadAnena naraH svargamavApnuyAt 77 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/78

महानैवेद्यदानेन सहस्रेण द्विजर्षभाः । सत्यलोके च तल्लोके पूर्णमायुरवाप्नुयात् ७८ ।

sanskrit

O excellent brahmins, by offering this a thousand times the devotee attains Satyaloka and lives the full span of life therein.

english translation

mahAnaivedyadAnena sahasreNa dvijarSabhAH | satyaloke ca talloke pUrNamAyuravApnuyAt 78 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/79

सहस्राणां च त्रिंशत्या महानैवेद्यदानतः । तदूर्ध्वलोकमाप्यैव न पुनर्जन्मभाग्भवेत् ७९ ।

sanskrit

By offering this twenty-thousand times, he attains still higher world and is not born again.

english translation

sahasrANAM ca triMzatyA mahAnaivedyadAnataH | tadUrdhvalokamApyaiva na punarjanmabhAgbhavet 79 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/80

सहस्राणां च षट्त्रिंशज्जन्म नैवेद्यमीरितम् । तावन्नैवेद्यदानं तु महापूर्णं तदुच्यते 1.16.८० ।

sanskrit

Twenty-six thousand great offerings constitute life-time offering. Making gift of this is called great accomplishment.

english translation

sahasrANAM ca SaTtriMzajjanma naivedyamIritam | tAvannaivedyadAnaM tu mahApUrNaM taducyate 1.16.80 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/76

महानैवेद्यमेतद्वै देवतार्पणपूर्वकम् । वर्णानुक्रमपूर्वेण तद्भक्तेभ्यः प्रदापयेत् ७६ ।

sanskrit

This great offering of eatables made to the deities shall be distributed among devotees m the order of their castes.

english translation

mahAnaivedyametadvai devatArpaNapUrvakam | varNAnukramapUrveNa tadbhaktebhyaH pradApayet 76 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/77

एवं चौदननैवेद्याद्भूमौ राष्ट्रपतिर्भवेत् । महानैवेद्यदानेन नरः स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात् ७७ ।

sanskrit

A devotee who makes the offering of cooked rice becomes the Lord of a kingdom in the world. But by making gift of great offering of eatables, a man attains heaven.

english translation

evaM caudananaivedyAdbhUmau rASTrapatirbhavet | mahAnaivedyadAnena naraH svargamavApnuyAt 77 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/78

महानैवेद्यदानेन सहस्रेण द्विजर्षभाः । सत्यलोके च तल्लोके पूर्णमायुरवाप्नुयात् ७८ ।

sanskrit

O excellent brahmins, by offering this a thousand times the devotee attains Satyaloka and lives the full span of life therein.

english translation

mahAnaivedyadAnena sahasreNa dvijarSabhAH | satyaloke ca talloke pUrNamAyuravApnuyAt 78 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/79

सहस्राणां च त्रिंशत्या महानैवेद्यदानतः । तदूर्ध्वलोकमाप्यैव न पुनर्जन्मभाग्भवेत् ७९ ।

sanskrit

By offering this twenty-thousand times, he attains still higher world and is not born again.

english translation

sahasrANAM ca triMzatyA mahAnaivedyadAnataH | tadUrdhvalokamApyaiva na punarjanmabhAgbhavet 79 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/16/80

सहस्राणां च षट्त्रिंशज्जन्म नैवेद्यमीरितम् । तावन्नैवेद्यदानं तु महापूर्णं तदुच्यते 1.16.८० ।

sanskrit

Twenty-six thousand great offerings constitute life-time offering. Making gift of this is called great accomplishment.

english translation

sahasrANAM ca SaTtriMzajjanma naivedyamIritam | tAvannaivedyadAnaM tu mahApUrNaM taducyate 1.16.80 |

hk transliteration