Shloka 19
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः
Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry
भीष्म उवाच । अत्र ते कीर्तयिष्यामि यथा श्रुतमरिन्दम । पित्रा मम पुरा गीतं लोकान्तरगतेन वै
bhīṣma uvāca | atra te kīrtayiṣyāmi yathā śrutamarindama | pitrā mama purā gītaṃ lokāntaragatena vai
Bhīṣma said: Here I shall recount to you, O subduer of foes, exactly as I have heard it—what my father long ago sang to me, after he had departed to another world.
Bhishma
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It emphasizes authentic transmission (śruti-smṛti style) of Shaiva wisdom—Bhīṣma narrates only what he faithfully received, honoring lineage and preserving the integrity of teachings about Pati (Śiva) and liberation.
Though this line is introductory, it frames the coming instruction as a received Shaiva teaching. In the Shiva Purana, such lineage-based narration commonly leads into practical devotion to Saguna Śiva (often through Liṅga worship) grounded in reliable tradition.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is to approach Shiva practices—japa of the Pañcākṣarī, Tripuṇḍra, Rudrākṣa, and Liṅga-pūjā—through proper instruction and faithful recitation as handed down in the tradition.