Shloka 20
ब्राह्मणीमरणवर्णनम् (Account of the Brahmin Woman’s Death) — within Nandikeśvara-māhātmya
पत्नी च पालयामास पुत्रौ पुत्रहितैषिणी । पुत्रौ च वर्जयित्वा च विभक्तं वै धनं तया
patnī ca pālayāmāsa putrau putrahitaiṣiṇī | putrau ca varjayitvā ca vibhaktaṃ vai dhanaṃ tayā
പുത്രഹിതം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച ഭാര്യ രണ്ടു പുത്രന്മാരെയും വളർത്തി കാത്തു. പിന്നെ പുത്രന്മാരെ ഒഴിവാക്കി അവൾ തന്നേ ധനം വിഭജിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights dharmic responsibility in household life: caring for dependents and handling wealth with restraint—conduct that supports inner purity (śuddhi) and prepares the mind for devotion to Shiva.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, disciplined worldly duty (gṛhastha-dharma) is not opposed to Saguna Shiva worship; ethical stewardship reduces bondage (pāśa) and strengthens devotion, making Linga worship fruitful.
No specific ritual is stated; the implied practice is daily Shiva-bhakti supported by dharmic living—e.g., chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a disciplined, non-greedy mind.