Shloka 48
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः
Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry
प्रायश्चित्तार्थमेवाधिलब्धसंज्ञा दिवौकसः । गम्यतां पुत्रका एवं पुत्रैरुक्ताश्च तेऽनघ
prāyaścittārthamevādhilabdhasaṃjñā divaukasaḥ | gamyatāṃ putrakā evaṃ putrairuktāśca te'nagha
“ఈ దివ్యవాసులు ప్రాయశ్చిత్తార్థమే ప్రత్యేకంగా నియమింపబడ్డారు; కాబట్టి, ఓ కుమారులారా, అలాగే చేయండి—వెళ్లండి.” అని, ఓ నిర్దోషుడా, కుమారులు వారితో అన్నారు।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: liberating
FAQs
It frames prāyaścitta (expiation) as a divinely sanctioned means of purification—removing pāśa (bondage of impurity and karma) so the soul becomes fit for Shiva’s grace and steadiness in dharma.
Expiation prepares the devotee to approach Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) with inner and outer purity; in Shaiva practice, such readiness supports effective mantra-japa, pūjā, and receiving Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
The verse points generally to prāyaścitta—undertaking prescribed purification acts; in a Shaiva frame this commonly aligns with sincere confession, restraint, mantra-japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī), and disciplined worship performed with repentance and resolve.