Shloka 23
Munipraśna-varṇana
Description of the Sages’ Inquiry
गुरुदेवद्विजातीनां भक्तिहीनाः कुबुद्धयः । अभोजितद्विजाः प्रायः कृपणा बद्धमुष्टयः
gurudevadvijātīnāṃ bhaktihīnāḥ kubuddhayaḥ | abhojitadvijāḥ prāyaḥ kṛpaṇā baddhamuṣṭayaḥ
వారు గురువు, దైవము మరియు ద్విజుల పట్ల భక్తి లేనివారై, దుర్బుద్ధి కలిగి ఉన్నారు. వారు అతిథి సత్కారము చేయని లోభులు మరియు పిసినారులు.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā narrative).
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: No direct Jyotirliṅga; the verse stresses bhakti toward guru-deva-dvija and the dharma of atithi-sevā (feeding the learned). In Śaiva Siddhānta, guru-bhakti is a primary conduit for anugraha (grace).
Significance: General: encourages guru-sevā and hospitality as preparatory virtues for receiving Śiva’s grace and for eligibility in mantra/dīkṣā traditions.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
In Purāṇic discourse, “dvija” often denotes the initiated, Veda-linked religious community (especially learned Brahmins), but it also functions ethically: feeding and honoring “dvijas” signifies reverence for sacred learning, ritual order, and the duty of hospitality (atithi-satkara). The verse uses this as a marker of devotional and moral disposition rather than as a purely sociological label.