Shloka 31
गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth
अतः पुत्रं समीहन्ते गृहस्थाश्रमवासिनः । पुत्रेण लोकाञ्जयति श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी
ataḥ putraṃ samīhante gṛhasthāśramavāsinaḥ | putreṇa lokāñjayati śrutireṣā sanātanī
Oleh itu, mereka yang tinggal dalam āśrama grihastha berusaha mendapatkan seorang anak lelaki; kerana melalui anak lelaki seseorang menakluki (mencapai) alam-alam—itulah ajaran abadi Śruti.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a site-legend; the verse shifts to dharma-śāstric reasoning about gṛhastha aims and progeny as a means of sustaining rites and social-religious continuity.
Significance: Frames household life as a dharmic support-system for ritual continuity; in Śaiva contexts, progeny ensures ongoing pūjā, śrāddha, and lineage-based temple/service obligations.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It affirms the Śruti-based dharma of the gṛhastha: progeny sustains lineage, rites, and social-religious continuity, which in turn supports merit (dharma) and the attainment of higher realms—while remaining within a Shaiva framework where ultimate liberation is through Shiva’s grace.
In Shaiva practice, the householder’s duties—especially nitya-pūjā, śrāddha, and family observances—are strengthened through orderly lineage; a son is traditionally seen as supporting these rites, including Linga worship, thereby sustaining Saguna Shiva devotion in the household.
The verse points to gṛhastha-dharma: regular Shiva Linga pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and performance of ancestral rites as prescribed by Śruti and Smṛti.