Shloka 13
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः
Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry
श्राद्धानि चैव कुर्वन्ति फलकामास्सदा नरा । अभिसंधाय पितरं पितुश्च पितरं तथा
śrāddhāni caiva kurvanti phalakāmāssadā narā | abhisaṃdhāya pitaraṃ pituśca pitaraṃ tathā
பலன் வேண்டி மனிதர்கள் எப்போதும் ஸ்ராத்தக் கிரியைகளைச் செய்கின்றனர்; அதில் தம் தந்தையையும், தந்தையின் தந்தையையும் (பிதாமஹனையும்) குறிப்பாக நோக்கி அர்ப்பணிக்கின்றனர்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It highlights how worldly-minded people perform śrāddha with a desire for tangible results, reminding a Shaiva reader that rituals become spiritually higher when aligned with dharma and offered without attachment, ultimately turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva) rather than mere outcomes.
Śrāddha addresses obligations to the Pitṛs, while Saguna Shiva worship (especially Linga-pūjā) is presented in the Shiva Purana as a direct means to purify intention; the verse implicitly contrasts phala-kāma dedication with the more liberating orientation of worship offered to Shiva.
The verse points to śrāddha performed with clear saṅkalpa (intention) for one’s father and paternal grandfather; a Shaiva takeaway is to add Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of Shiva) and the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to purify the mind while fulfilling ancestral duties.