Shloka 53
Pitṛbhakti and Śrāddha: The Classification of Pitṛs and the Superiority of Pitṛ-kārya
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । लोकानां स्वस्तये तात शन्तनुप्रवरात्मज । इत्युक्तं तच्चरित्रं मे किं भूयश्श्रोतुमिच्छसि
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | lokānāṃ svastaye tāta śantanupravarātmaja | ityuktaṃ taccaritraṃ me kiṃ bhūyaśśrotumicchasi
ມາກັນເດຍ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ລູກທີ່ຮັກ, ຜູ້ສືບສາຍຈາກຕະກູນອັນສົງ່າຂອງຊັນຕະນຸ—ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ກ່າວເພື່ອຄວາມສະຫວັດດີຂອງປວງໂລກ. ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ເລົ່າປະຫວັດອັນສັກສິດນັ້ນແລ້ວ; ເຈົ້າຍັງປາດຖະໜາຟັງອັນໃດອີກ?”
Markandeya
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It frames the narration as loka-svastyaya—spiritual welfare for all—implying that hearing Shiva-oriented sacred history purifies the mind and supports liberation in the Shaiva path.
Though not naming the Liṅga here, the verse establishes the Purāṇic method: listening to Shiva’s sacred narratives (caritra) as a form of Saguna-upāsanā that ripens devotion and leads toward realization of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).
The implied practice is śravaṇa (reverent listening) as sādhanā—ideally paired with remembrance of Shiva (japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize the teaching.