Shloka 35
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
ऋणैस्त्रिभिरमुक्तानां लोकयोरुभयोः कृतः । विघातश्श्रेयसोऽमीषां निर्दयेन शठेन ते
ṛṇaistribhiramuktānāṃ lokayorubhayoḥ kṛtaḥ | vighātaśśreyaso'mīṣāṃ nirdayena śaṭhena te
أمّا الذين لم يتحرّروا من الديون الثلاثة، فإن صلاحهم في العالمين يُعاق—ويُخرَّب على يد ذلك القاسي المخادع، فيغدو سببًا لزوال خيرهم الحقّ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: General dharma-śāstric warning embedded in the Satī-khaṇḍa narrative: neglect of ‘three debts’ (to devas, ṛṣis, pitṛs) obstructs śreyas in both worlds.
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It warns that neglecting the classical “three debts” (to gods, sages, and ancestors) blocks śreyas—true spiritual welfare—both in this life and after death; Shaiva practice must be grounded in dharma to mature into Shiva’s grace and liberation.
Linga-worship is not presented as a shortcut that bypasses duty; rather, devotion to Saguna Shiva is meant to purify conduct so that one fulfills dharmic obligations and becomes fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
Maintain Shiva-bhakti while discharging dharma: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, and performing appropriate yajña/adhyayana/śrāddha duties to resolve the “three debts.”