Shloka 67
Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
सत्संगात्सर्वमेतद्वै नराणां जायते द्विजाः । धनधान्यादिकं सर्वं देयं वै गृहमेधिना
satsaṃgātsarvametadvai narāṇāṃ jāyate dvijāḥ | dhanadhānyādikaṃ sarvaṃ deyaṃ vai gṛhamedhinā
ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵਿਜੋ, ਸਤਸੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਸਾਰੇ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਫਲ ਉਪਜਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਸਥ ਨੂੰ ਧਨ, ਅਨਾਜ ਆਦਿ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਦਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Sat-saṅga is treated as a living tīrtha: association with the virtuous catalyzes dharma and devotion, preparing the soul for Śiva’s grace.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that sat-saṅga is a primary purifier: by keeping the company of the righteous, dharma naturally arises, and the householder’s wealth becomes a means of inner purification through dāna—supporting the journey toward Shiva (Pati) and loosening worldly bonds (pāśa).
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is sustained by purity of conduct; sat-saṅga refines devotion, and charity offered in a Shiva-centered spirit becomes an extension of pūjā—serving Shiva through serving His devotees and sustaining dharmic life.
A practical takeaway is dāna—especially anna-dāna (gift of food/grain) and support to sādhus and Shiva temples—performed after Shiva-pūjā or japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), with a mind shaped by sat-saṅga.