Shloka 21
Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । पित्रोरनुज्ञाम्प्राप्येति प्रणम्य चरणौ तयोः । प्रादक्षिण्यमुपावृत्य बह्वाश्वास्य विनिर्ययौ
nandīśvara uvāca | pitroranujñāmprāpyeti praṇamya caraṇau tayoḥ | prādakṣiṇyamupāvṛtya bahvāśvāsya viniryayau
Nandīśvara dit : «Ayant obtenu l’assentiment des parents, il se prosterna aux pieds de tous deux. Puis, après les avoir contournés en signe de respect et les avoir longuement rassurés, tous deux s’en allèrent».
Nandīśvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a sthala-purāṇa moment; it narrates departure after receiving parental consent and performing respectful pradakṣiṇā.
Significance: Models dharmic humility and guru/parent-veneration as a preparatory saṃskāra-like purification before tīrtha-yātrā and darśana.
FAQs
The verse highlights dharmic humility—seeking consent, bowing at elders’ feet, and offering reassurance—showing that Shaiva devotion (bhakti) is grounded in reverence, self-restraint, and compassionate speech.
Pradakshina (circumambulation) and pranama are core gestures used in Linga worship; here they are applied to parents, teaching that honoring rightful authorities and living dharma supports pure Saguna Shiva-bhakti and prepares the mind for worship.
Adopt pranama and pradakshina as daily disciplines—bowing with remembrance of Shiva and circling sacred beings/places with devotion—while cultivating a calm, reassuring speech that reduces agitation (pāśa) and steadies the mind for japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”