Shloka 6
गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth
अथातश्शुभतारासु ताराधिपवराननः । केन्द्रे गुरौ शुभे लग्ने सुग्रहेषु युगेषु च
athātaśśubhatārāsu tārādhipavarānanaḥ | kendre gurau śubhe lagne sugraheṣu yugeṣu ca
Nun denn—wenn die Nakṣatras günstig sind, wenn der Mond, Herr der Sterne, hell und wohlgesinnt steht, wenn Jupiter (Guru) eine heilsame zentrale Stellung einnimmt, wenn der Aszendent wohltätig ist und wenn die Planeten und ihre Verbindungen günstig sind—dann soll man zu jener Zeit das heilige śaivische Ritual beginnen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva worship is strengthened when performed with purity and favorable conditions, aligning outer time (muhūrta) with inner devotion—so the mind becomes steady in Shiva-bhakti and receptive to grace.
By recommending auspicious astrological factors for beginning the rite, it supports orderly, scripture-aligned worship of Saguna Shiva through the Linga—where disciplined observance helps focus the devotee on Shiva as Pati, the bestower of liberation.
It implies choosing a favorable muhurta for Shiva-puja—then performing Linga-abhisheka with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with customary Shaiva observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrāksha where appropriate.