Shloka 43
इत्युक्तस्स तु मां प्राह शृणु सर्वं यथातथम् । वच्मि ते तत्त्वतस्तात पितृसर्गं शुभावहम्
ityuktassa tu māṃ prāha śṛṇu sarvaṃ yathātatham | vacmi te tattvatastāta pitṛsargaṃ śubhāvaham
মই এইদৰে কোৱাত তেওঁ মোক ক’লে—“সকলো কথা যথাতথ্য শুনা। প্ৰিয়, পিতৃসকলৰ মঙ্গলদায়ক সৃষ্টিবৃত্তান্ত মই তোমাক তত্ত্বতঃ সত্যকৈ ক’ম।”
Suta Goswami (narrative relay within Umāsaṃhitā; a teacher-figure addressing a listener as 'tāta')
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Hearing (śravaṇa) of ‘tattvataḥ’ auspicious origins is framed as śubhāvaha—merit-bearing and purifying, akin to tīrtha-śravaṇa.
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Narrative transition into pitṛ-sarga (emanational account)
FAQs
The verse sanctifies śravaṇa (reverent listening) of a truthful cosmological teaching—here, the Pitṛsarga—presenting it as śubha-āvaha (welfare-giving). In Shaiva Siddhanta, such right knowledge, received in order and “as it is,” supports dharma and becomes a preparatory aid toward clarity about Pati (Shiva), paśu, and the bonds that must be transcended.
Though the verse is about narration, it frames the teaching as auspicious and truth-oriented—qualities central to approaching Saguna Shiva through scripture, temple worship, and Linga-upāsanā. Understanding Pitṛ-dharma and cosmic order is treated as supportive to a devotee’s disciplined life, which in turn steadies devotion to Shiva.
The immediate practice is attentive scriptural listening (śravaṇa) and retention of the teaching “yathātatham.” As a takeaway, one may pair such listening with daily Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize auspicious teachings with devotion.