Shloka 56
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः
Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry
समुद्रं पर्वतवनं जंगमाजंगमैर्वृतम् । श्राद्धानि पुष्टिकामैश्च ये करिष्यंति मानवाः
samudraṃ parvatavanaṃ jaṃgamājaṃgamairvṛtam | śrāddhāni puṣṭikāmaiśca ye kariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ
Di dunia yang dikelilingi samudra, dipenuhi gunung dan rimba, serta dihuni makhluk bergerak dan tak bergerak, manusia yang melakukan śrāddha demi kesuburan dan kemakmuran akan memperoleh pertambahan dan kesejahteraan yang diidamkan melalui dharma.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it universalizes śrāddha’s relevance across the whole inhabited cosmos (moving/ unmoving beings), implying a world-sustaining dharma.
Significance: Affirms that prosperity (puṣṭi) sought through dharma is not merely personal but ecological/cosmic—aligning human action with maintenance of the world-order.
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It affirms that śrāddha, performed with right intention and dharmic conduct, sustains both worldly wellbeing (puṣṭi) and spiritual order, honoring the ancestral stream that supports embodied life.
In Shaiva dharma, proper pitr̥ rites complement Saguna Shiva worship by purifying obligations (ṛṇa) and stabilizing the devotee’s life, making devotion and discipline fit to mature toward Shiva’s grace.
The direct practice is śrāddha performed for nourishment and welfare; it may be harmonized with Shaiva observance by adding japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering charity with a pure mind.