Shloka 16
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः
Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । वर्तंते पितरः स्वर्गे केषांचिन्नरके पुनः । प्राणिनां नियतं चापि कर्मजं फलमुच्यते
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | vartaṃte pitaraḥ svarge keṣāṃcinnarake punaḥ | prāṇināṃ niyataṃ cāpi karmajaṃ phalamucyate
ຢຸທິສຖິຣ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ພິຕຣະບາງພວກຢູ່ໃນສະຫວັນ ແຕ່ບາງພວກກໍຢູ່ໃນນະລົກ. ແລະຍັງກ່າວອີກວ່າ ສຳລັບສັດມີຊີວິດ ຜົນທີ່ເກີດຈາກກຳ ແມ່ນແນ່ນອນ ແລະຖືກກຳນົດໄວ້»។
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse underlines the moral order of karma: embodied beings inevitably experience the results of their actions, and even the post-death states of ancestors vary accordingly—pointing the seeker toward Shiva-centered dharma and liberation beyond karmic bondage.
By stressing the certainty of karmic consequences, it supports the Shiva Purana’s emphasis on turning to Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga with devotion, purity, and right conduct—as a means to cleanse karma and move toward Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is regular japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and devotion, offered with the intention of purification of karma and upliftment of one’s lineage.