Shloka 32
ब्राह्मणीमरणवर्णनम् (Account of the Brahmin Woman’s Death) — within Nandikeśvara-māhātmya
तस्याश्चैव तु यत्कृत्यं तत्सर्वं संविधाय सः । मासिकं कर्म कृत्वा तु गमनाय प्रचक्रमे
tasyāścaiva tu yatkṛtyaṃ tatsarvaṃ saṃvidhāya saḥ | māsikaṃ karma kṛtvā tu gamanāya pracakrame
Setelah mengatur dengan sempurna segala yang perlu dilakukan untuknya, dia melaksanakan upacara bulanan menurut ketetapan; kemudian dia pun mula bersiap untuk berangkat dalam perjalanannya.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights dharma as the foundation of devotion: before undertaking a sacred journey, one completes one’s responsibilities and prescribed rites, aligning action (karma) with reverence for Shiva and the order upheld by Pati (the Lord).
Kotirudra narratives emphasize pilgrimage and worship of Shiva’s manifested presence (Saguna) as Jyotirlinga; the verse frames such worship as most fruitful when preceded by proper rites and orderly conduct.
The verse points to performing prescribed periodic rites (māsika karma) before travel; in a Shaiva frame this is best accompanied by daily purity practices such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), Rudrākṣa, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), as applicable to one’s tradition.