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
Dengan merenungkan hanya Kenyataan Tertinggi itu, mereka menumbuhkan pengetahuan pembebas yang lahir dari ingatan akan kematian. Mereka hidup sebagai penghuni rimba, sabar, melampaui dualitas, dan tanpa kepemilikan.
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.