Shloka 24
Adhyaya 33: Pashupata Conduct, Bhasma-Vrata, and Shiva’s Boon to the Sages
सस्मितं प्राह सम्प्रेक्ष्य सर्वान्मुनिवरांस्तदा
sasmitaṃ prāha samprekṣya sarvānmunivarāṃstadā
तेव्हा सर्व मुनिवरांकडे पाहून भगवान् मंद स्मिताने बोलले— कृपापूर्वक उपदेश देण्यासाठी।
Suta Goswami (narrating; the smiling speaker in the scene is the principal teacher-figure of the chapter as implied by context)
FAQs
It frames the teaching moment: the guru-like speaker addresses the sages with calm grace, a typical prelude to transmitting Linga-centered upadeśa and dharma.
By implication it reflects Pati’s anugraha (grace): the compassionate, serene authority that instructs paśus and loosens pāśa through right knowledge and devotion.
No specific rite is stated in this line; it functions as a narrative cue that a Shaiva instruction sequence (often linked with puja-vidhi or Pashupata-oriented discipline) is about to begin.