Shloka 26
Pitṛbhakti and Śrāddha: The Classification of Pitṛs and the Superiority of Pitṛ-kārya
तमेवार्थमनुध्याय ज्ञानं मरणसंभवम् । आसन्वनचराः क्षांता निर्द्वंद्वा निष्परिग्रहाः
tamevārthamanudhyāya jñānaṃ maraṇasaṃbhavam | āsanvanacarāḥ kṣāṃtā nirdvaṃdvā niṣparigrahāḥ
Meditating only on that Supreme Reality, they cultivated the liberating knowledge born from the remembrance of mortality. They lived as forest-dwellers, patient and forbearing, free from the pairs of opposites, and without possessiveness.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva path of liberation: steady contemplation of the Supreme (Pati/Shiva), supported by vairagya—remembering the impermanence of life—leading to jñāna that dissolves bondage and stabilizes equanimity.
Though phrased philosophically, the practice aligns with Saguna upāsanā (such as Linga worship) as a support for single-pointed meditation; through devotion and contemplation, the mind matures toward realizing Shiva as the one Reality beyond dualities.
It suggests sustained meditation (anudhyāna) with renunciation: repeating the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and living simply—minimizing possessions and reactions to opposites—while maintaining daily Shaiva disciplines like bhasma and rudrākṣa where appropriate.