Shloka 19
ब्राह्मणीमरणवर्णनम् (Account of the Brahmin Woman’s Death) — within Nandikeśvara-māhātmya
तत्रैव स मृतो विप्रः पुत्राभ्यां च श्रुतन्तदा । तदीयं चैव तत्कृत्यं चक्राते पुत्रकावुभौ
tatraiva sa mṛto vipraḥ putrābhyāṃ ca śrutantadā | tadīyaṃ caiva tatkṛtyaṃ cakrāte putrakāvubhau
Right there, that brāhmaṇa died; and then his two sons heard of it. Those two sons thereupon performed his proper funeral rites.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It affirms dharma at a crucial life-transition: honoring the departed through prescribed rites, which supports the soul’s onward journey and preserves sacred order—an essential foundation for Shaiva devotion and grace.
In Kotirudra narratives, pilgrimage and Linga-worship are upheld alongside righteous conduct; performing proper rites is part of living dharma, through which devotees become fit recipients of Saguna Shiva’s compassion at holy tirthas and Jyotirlinga sites.
The takeaway is disciplined observance of antyeṣṭi and subsequent śrāddha; if done in a Shaiva manner, it is commonly accompanied by Shiva-smaraṇa and mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) while maintaining purity and devotion.