Shloka 35
ब्राह्मणीमरणवर्णनम् (Account of the Brahmin Woman’s Death) — within Nandikeśvara-māhātmya
श्राद्धदानादिकं भोज्यं कृत्वा विधिमनुत्तमम् । मंगलस्मरणं कृत्वा निर्जगाम गृहाद्द्विजः
śrāddhadānādikaṃ bhojyaṃ kṛtvā vidhimanuttamam | maṃgalasmaraṇaṃ kṛtvā nirjagāma gṛhāddvijaḥ
Setelah menyediakan makanan dan persembahan yang berkaitan dengan śrāddha, sedekah dan upacara seumpamanya menurut tatacara yang paling utama, brahmana dwija itu, setelah mengingati keberkatan dengan seruan suci, pun berangkat meninggalkan rumahnya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights that outward sacred journeys and Shiva-related vows are best begun after completing dharmic duties—śrāddha, dāna, and proper ritual order—then sanctifying the mind through maṅgala-smaraṇa, aligning action with purity and auspicious intent.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s Jyotirlinga context, such preparatory rites and auspicious remembrance are the ethical and ritual foundation for approaching Saguna Shiva as the Jyotirlinga—worship is strengthened when the devotee first honors duty, lineage rites, and purity before darśana.
It suggests beginning sacred undertakings with maṅgala-smaraṇa—an auspicious invocation such as remembering Shiva and reciting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—after completing śrāddha/dāna-related obligations in the proper vidhi.