Shloka 76
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
स्वगृह्योक्तेन मार्गेण दद्यात्पिण्डान्पृथक्पृथक् । दद्यादिदं साक्षतं च पितृसाङ्गुण्यहेतवे
svagṛhyoktena mārgeṇa dadyātpiṇḍānpṛthakpṛthak | dadyādidaṃ sākṣataṃ ca pitṛsāṅguṇyahetave
Following the procedure taught in one’s own Gṛhya tradition, one should offer the piṇḍa-balls separately, one by one. One should also present this offering together with akṣata—unbroken grains—for the sake of increasing the auspicious welfare and merit of the Pitṛs (ancestors).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, tradition-aligned Shraddha: offering piṇḍas separately and with akṣata to strengthen the Pitṛs’ auspicious state, which supports the performer’s dharma and purification—an aid to steady Shaiva sādhanā.
In Shaiva Purana practice, honoring Pitṛs is part of dharmic living that stabilizes the householder’s life; such purity and order become supportive conditions for Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā) and for progressing toward Shiva’s grace.
A Shraddha-style procedure: offer piṇḍas one by one according to one’s Gṛhya method and include akṣata; inwardly maintain reverence and gratitude to the ancestral line while dedicating the merit toward auspiciousness.