A learned person generates happiness and joy; Shiva becomes even more pleased. The devotees of Shiva, along with their wives, remain in eternal harmony, free from opposition.
पूजयेद्भोजनाद्यैश्च पंच वा दश वा शतम् । धने देहे च मंत्रे च भावनायामवंचकः १४२ ।
One should worship with food offerings and the like, five, ten, or hundred times. However, one should not be deceitful in wealth, body, and mantras in their practice of devotion.
शिवशक्तिस्वरूपेण न पुनर्जायते भुवि । नाभेरधो ब्रह्मभागमाकंठं विष्णुभागकम् १४३ ।
He will assume the form of Śiva and Śakti and will not be born again. Just below the umbilicus is the part of Brahmā, till the armpit is the part of Viṣṇu and the face is the phallus in the body of a devotee of Śiva.
It is said that the mouth is the linga (symbol of Shiva) and the body of a Shiva devotee. Whether the deceased is affected by burning or free from burning after death, they are still considered to have passed away.
One should worship Shiva, who is the ultimate origin, with the aim of honoring one's ancestors. After performing this worship, one should also worship the great mother and the devotees of Shiva.