Shloka 50

Devanagari script

पितृप्रसादाद्युष्माभिस्संप्राप्तं सुकृतं भवेत् । गां प्रोक्षयित्वा धर्मेण पितृभ्यश्चोपकल्पिताः

Transliteration

pitṛprasādādyuṣmābhissaṃprāptaṃ sukṛtaṃ bhavet | gāṃ prokṣayitvā dharmeṇa pitṛbhyaścopakalpitāḥ

Translation

Dengan anugerah para Pitṛ (leluhur), kebajikan yang kalian peroleh akan menjadi berbuah. Sesuai dharma, percikkan air suci pada sapi, lalu persembahkan dengan tata cara bagi para Pitṛ.

Word by Word

पितृप्रसादात्from the fathers' grace

युष्माभिःby you (all)

सम्प्राप्तम्obtained, attained

सुकृतम्merit, good deed

भवेत्may be / would become

गाम्the cow

प्रोक्षयित्वाhaving sprinkled (purified)

धर्मेणby righteousness / properly

पितृभ्यःto the fathers (manes)

चand

उपकल्पिताःprepared/offered

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the dharma of ancestral offerings within the Uma Samhita discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

Pitrs

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that ancestral grace supports the ripening of sukṛta (merit) and that dharmic offerings made with right procedure can uplift both the doer and the Pitṛs, aligning household rites with Shaiva purity and karmic order.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In the Shiva Purana’s framework, dharmic rites like Pitṛ-offerings are not separate from Saguna Shiva devotion; they stabilize dharma and purify the devotee’s life, making one fit for Shiva’s grace and for deeper worship of the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dharmic dāna connected with Pitṛ-kārya: ritually sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) the cow with sanctified water before dedicating the offering to the ancestors, ideally accompanied by remembrance and prayerful intention.