Shloka 5
पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”
तासां मध्ये स्वधानाम्नीं पितृभ्यो दत्तवान्सुताम् । तिस्रोभवन्सुतास्तस्यास्सुभगा धर्ममूर्तयः
tāsāṃ madhye svadhānāmnīṃ pitṛbhyo dattavānsutām | tisrobhavansutāstasyāssubhagā dharmamūrtayaḥ
Sa gitna ng mga anak na babae, ibinigay niya sa mga Pitṛ (mga ninunong banal) ang dalagang nagngangalang Svadhā. Mula sa kanya ay isinilang ang tatlong anak na babae, mapalad at mga anyo ng Dharma.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: nurturing
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The verse highlights that cosmic and social harmony is sustained through Dharma: rightful relationships and sacred duties (including honoring the Pitṛs) become “forms of Dharma,” which, in Shaiva understanding, ultimately support the devotee’s steadiness in Shiva-bhakti and the path toward liberation.
Though not directly naming the Liṅga, it places Dharma and Pitṛ-duties within the larger Shaiva worldview where Saguna Shiva is worshipped as the Lord who upholds order. Proper observance of dharmic duties purifies the mind, making Liṅga-worship and mantra-japa more fruitful.
A practical takeaway is Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (water/oblations offered with reverence) performed with purity and remembrance of Shiva, alongside steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a daily discipline to ground one’s life in Dharma.