कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

other gods, Bana-linga, Linga worshipped by the sages(arsha linga) or the Linga designed by a human
being. The worship being done for such Lingas enshrined in various temples is known as parartha puja.
नृपतेरायुरा‌रोग्य जय संपद्विवृद्धये।
ग्रामादीनां विवृद्ध्यर्थं परार्थेज्या प्रयुक्तताम्॥ ५
nṛpaterāyurārogya jaya saṁpadvivṛddhaye|
grāmādīnāṁ vivṛddhyarthaṁ parārthejyā prayuktatām|| 5
The parartha puja should be inevitably performed for longevity, health, victory and abundant increase of
wealth of the Ruler and for the many-faceted growth of the village and other settlements.
परार्थं यजनं कार्यं शिवविप्रैस्तु नित्यशः।
धार्मिकः कुरुते नित्यं आदिशैवो द्विजोत्तमः॥ ६
अन्ये तु स्वार्थकादन्यं कुर्युश्चेत् कर्तृनाशनम्।
parārtha yajanaṁ kāryaṁ śivavipraistu nityaśaḥ|
dhārmikaḥ kurute nityaṁ ādiśaivo dvijottamaḥ|| 6
anye tu svārthakādanyaṁ kuryuścet kartṛnāśanam|
Parartha Puja should be performed daily by the Adisaivas. Adisaiva is the most supreme among the
twice-borns; he is virtuous, being always inclined to obey the directions given by Lord Siva. Such an
Adisaiva should perform the temple worship daily. Apart from doing the personal worship(atmartha), if
other persons perform the temple worship, such activity would result in the decay of the doer and the
ruler.
शिवसृष्टिं विना ये तु जायन्ते ब्रह्मणो मुखात्॥ ७
ते सामान्या न तेषां तु परार्थेज्याधिकारिता।
यदि मोहेन कुर्वीरन् राज्ञो राष्ट्रस्य नाशनम्॥ ८
भृत्यर्थं ये शिवं विप्रास्सामान्यस्त्वर्चयन्ति चेत्।
षण्मासात्पतनं यान्ति तस्मात्तान् परिवर्जयेत्॥ ९
śivasṛṣṭiṁ vinā ye tu jāyante brahmaṇo mukhāt|| 7
te sāmānyā na teṣāṁ tu parārthejyādhikāritā|
yadi mohena kurvīran rājño rāṣṭrasya nāśanam|| 8
bhṛtyarthaṁ ye śivaṁ viprāssāmānyastvarcayanti cet|
ṣaṇmāsātpatanaṁ yānti tasmāttān parivarjayet|| 9
Those brahmins who have originated from the face of Brahma, without being created by Siva, are
considered to be common brahmins. For them, there is no authority to get involved in the parartha
puja. If , out of conceit or delusion, they do the parartha puja , then the ruler and the country would