Shloka 67
Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
सत्संगात्सर्वमेतद्वै नराणां जायते द्विजाः । धनधान्यादिकं सर्वं देयं वै गृहमेधिना
satsaṃgātsarvametadvai narāṇāṃ jāyate dvijāḥ | dhanadhānyādikaṃ sarvaṃ deyaṃ vai gṛhamedhinā
Wahai para dwija, melalui sat-sanga (pergaulan dengan orang suci) semua pencapaian mulia ini lahir pada manusia. Karena itu seorang grihastha hendaknya bersedekah: harta, biji-bijian, dan segala yang dimiliki.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Sat-saṅga is treated as a living tīrtha: association with the virtuous catalyzes dharma and devotion, preparing the soul for Śiva’s grace.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that sat-saṅga is a primary purifier: by keeping the company of the righteous, dharma naturally arises, and the householder’s wealth becomes a means of inner purification through dāna—supporting the journey toward Shiva (Pati) and loosening worldly bonds (pāśa).
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is sustained by purity of conduct; sat-saṅga refines devotion, and charity offered in a Shiva-centered spirit becomes an extension of pūjā—serving Shiva through serving His devotees and sustaining dharmic life.
A practical takeaway is dāna—especially anna-dāna (gift of food/grain) and support to sādhus and Shiva temples—performed after Shiva-pūjā or japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), with a mind shaped by sat-saṅga.