Shloka 26
Pitṛbhakti and Śrāddha: The Classification of Pitṛs and the Superiority of Pitṛ-kārya
तमेवार्थमनुध्याय ज्ञानं मरणसंभवम् । आसन्वनचराः क्षांता निर्द्वंद्वा निष्परिग्रहाः
tamevārthamanudhyāya jñānaṃ maraṇasaṃbhavam | āsanvanacarāḥ kṣāṃtā nirdvaṃdvā niṣparigrahāḥ
ఆ పరమ తత్త్వాన్నే ధ్యానిస్తూ, మరణస్మరణం నుంచి పుట్టే విమోచక జ్ఞానాన్ని వారు సాధించారు. వారు వనవాసులై, క్షమాశీలులై, ద్వంద్వాతీతులై, నిర్పరిగ్రహులై జీవించారు.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva path of liberation: steady contemplation of the Supreme (Pati/Shiva), supported by vairagya—remembering the impermanence of life—leading to jñāna that dissolves bondage and stabilizes equanimity.
Though phrased philosophically, the practice aligns with Saguna upāsanā (such as Linga worship) as a support for single-pointed meditation; through devotion and contemplation, the mind matures toward realizing Shiva as the one Reality beyond dualities.
It suggests sustained meditation (anudhyāna) with renunciation: repeating the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and living simply—minimizing possessions and reactions to opposites—while maintaining daily Shaiva disciplines like bhasma and rudrākṣa where appropriate.