Shloka 9
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
तत्पुत्रास्तादृशाश्चासंश्चत्वारो मुनिसत्तमाः । शिवपूजारता नित्यं पित्रोरनवमास्सदा
tatputrāstādṛśāścāsaṃścatvāro munisattamāḥ | śivapūjāratā nityaṃ pitroranavamāssadā
Ang kanyang mga anak na lalaki ay gayon din ang likas—apat na pinakadakilang muni—na laging nakatuon sa pagsamba kay Panginoong Śiva, at palaging masunurin at magalang sa kanilang mga magulang.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Highlights the household-to-ascetic continuum: Śiva-bhakti transmitted through lineage, with filial dharma supporting spiritual merit and eligibility for higher practice.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva ideal: steady (nitya) devotion to Śiva joined with dharma—humility and reverence toward parents—showing that bhakti is meant to purify conduct as well as mind.
By praising constant Śiva-pūjā, it supports Saguna worship—especially Linga worship central to the Kotirudrasaṃhitā—where regular ritual devotion becomes a means to inner refinement and grace.
Daily Shiva-pūjā: offering water, bilva leaves, and repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), performed with humility and disciplined conduct (including service to parents).