The mode of gifting the mountain of gingelly seeds - Verse 12
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 30.12
Sanskrit Original
पूजयित्वा विधानेन क्रमेण च विसर्जयेत। श्रोत्रियाय दरिद्राय दापयेत्तिलपर्वतम।।
pūjayitvā vidhānena krameṇa ca visarjayet| śrotriyāya daridrāya dāpayettilaparvatam||
Sanatkumara said: The worship of Śiva shall be performed by means of thousand Kalaśas. One shall have the vision of Umāpati, the lord of Devas seated in the middle of the mound of the gingelly seeds. The devotee shall worship the lord of the chiefs of Devas surrounded by the guardians of the quarters, seated in the middle of the mound of gingelly seeds. In fact, the lord shall be in the form of the mountain mound of gingelly seeds. After performing the rite of worship in accordance with the injunctions, the lord shall be ritualistically discharged. The devotee shall give away the mountain of gingelly seeds as a present unto a brahmin well-versed in the Śrutis but poor. Thus, the rite of gift of a mountain of gingelly seeds has been mentioned to you. It is the greatest of all rites of charitable gifts.