Shloka 9
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
तत्पुत्रास्तादृशाश्चासंश्चत्वारो मुनिसत्तमाः । शिवपूजारता नित्यं पित्रोरनवमास्सदा
tatputrāstādṛśāścāsaṃścatvāro munisattamāḥ | śivapūjāratā nityaṃ pitroranavamāssadā
അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരും അതേ സ്വഭാവമുള്ളവർ—നാലു മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠർ. അവർ നിത്യവും ശിവപൂജയിൽ രതരായി, മാതാപിതാക്കൾക്ക് സദാ വിധേയരും ആദരവുള്ളവരുമായിരുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Highlights the household-to-ascetic continuum: Śiva-bhakti transmitted through lineage, with filial dharma supporting spiritual merit and eligibility for higher practice.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva ideal: steady (nitya) devotion to Śiva joined with dharma—humility and reverence toward parents—showing that bhakti is meant to purify conduct as well as mind.
By praising constant Śiva-pūjā, it supports Saguna worship—especially Linga worship central to the Kotirudrasaṃhitā—where regular ritual devotion becomes a means to inner refinement and grace.
Daily Shiva-pūjā: offering water, bilva leaves, and repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), performed with humility and disciplined conduct (including service to parents).