Shloka 51

पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः

Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry

Devanagari script

तस्माद्यदुक्तं युष्माकं पुत्रैस्तैर्ज्ञानिसत्तमैः । मंतव्यं संशयं त्यक्त्वा तथा न च तदन्यथा

Transliteration

tasmādyaduktaṃ yuṣmākaṃ putraistairjñānisattamaiḥ | maṃtavyaṃ saṃśayaṃ tyaktvā tathā na ca tadanyathā

Translation

Therefore, what has been spoken to you by those sons—noblest among the knowers—should be accepted, casting aside all doubt; it is truly so, and not otherwise.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभावप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb)

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• उक्तम्: said/spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• युष्माकम्: of you
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• पुत्रैः: by (your) sons
• पुत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• ज्ञानि-सत्तमैः: by the best of the wise
• ज्ञानि-सत्तमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñānin + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ज्ञानिनां सत्तमाः (best among the wise)

• मन्तव्यम्: should be considered
• मन्तव्यम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विधेय/कर्तव्यता-वाचक कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थे (ought to be thought)

• संशयम्: doubt
• संशयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating authoritatively to the sages, affirming the testimony of realized knowers within the Uma Samhita discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches śraddhā grounded in the words of realized knowers: liberation-oriented understanding arises when doubt is relinquished and truth is accepted as ascertained (nirṇaya), aligning the seeker with Pati (Shiva) through clear knowledge.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are upheld in the Purana through reliable testimony (āpta-vākya). This verse emphasizes trusting the instructions of the truly wise, which stabilizes devotion and correct practice rather than wavering in uncertainty.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to follow the prescribed Shaiva sādhana without doubt—steady japa (especially Panchakshara), disciplined worship, and contemplative listening (śravaṇa) to the teachings of competent gurus and scriptures.