Shloka 74
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
अत्रेति पितरः पश्चात्साक्षतोदं समर्च्य च । दद्यात्ततः क्रमेणैव देवादिस्थानपञ्चके
atreti pitaraḥ paścātsākṣatodaṃ samarcya ca | dadyāttataḥ krameṇaiva devādisthānapañcake
Kemudian, dengan mengucap “atretī,” panggillah para Pitṛ dan pujilah mereka secara langsung dengan air persembahan. Setelah itu, menurut urutan, berikan persembahan pada lima tempat suci yang dimulai dari para dewa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: atreti
Type: stotra
FAQs
It emphasizes niyama (right order) in worship: honoring Pitṛs and then offering in a prescribed sequence purifies the worshipper’s karmic ties, supporting a Shaiva life of discipline that leads toward Shiva’s grace.
In Shaiva practice, orderly offerings to devas and Pitṛs are supportive rites (aṅga) that steady the mind and remove obstacles; this prepares the devotee for focused Saguna Shiva/Liṅga worship where devotion culminates in Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
A structured offering practice: invoke the Pitṛs with the stated utterance, worship them directly, then give offerings sequentially in the five designated stations beginning with the devas—performed with mindful attention and purity.