Shloka 24
गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth
जातकर्म स्वयं तस्य कृतवान्विधिरानतः । श्रुतिं विचार्य्य तद्रूपन्नाम्ना गृहपतिस्त्वयम्
jātakarma svayaṃ tasya kṛtavānvidhirānataḥ | śrutiṃ vicāryya tadrūpannāmnā gṛhapatistvayam
విధి (బ్రహ్మ) భక్తితో నమస్కరించి స్వయంగా అతని జాతకర్మను విధివిధానంగా నిర్వహించాడు. అనంతరం శ్రుతి ప్రమాణాన్ని విచారించి, ఆ రూపానికి తగిన నామంతో నీవు గృహపతివయ్యావు।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, with the verse reporting Brahma’s action)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It affirms that even exalted births and identities are to be aligned with Śruti (Vedic revelation) and dharma—outer rites like jātakarma become meaningful when they support a life oriented toward Pati (Shiva) and liberation.
By emphasizing Śruti-based naming and dharmic station (gṛhapati), it frames Saguna devotion as lived order: one worships Shiva through rightly performed duties and Vedic-sanctioned practice, which culminate in devotion and grace.
The verse points to Vedic samskāras (especially jātakarma and naming) performed with reverence; as a Shaiva takeaway, accompany duties with Shiva-smaraṇa and the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) for inner purification.