दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
यमगणा ऊचुः । कुलाचारं प्रतीर्य्यैष पित्रोर्वाक्यपराङ्मुखः । सत्यशौचपरिभ्रष्टस्संध्यास्नानविवर्जितः
yamagaṇā ūcuḥ | kulācāraṃ pratīryyaiṣa pitrorvākyaparāṅmukhaḥ | satyaśaucaparibhraṣṭassaṃdhyāsnānavivarjitaḥ
Sinabi ng mga tagapaglingkod ni Yama: “Itong tao’y itinakwil ang mga tungkuling ayon sa kaugalian ng angkan (kulācāra) at tumalikod sa mga salita ng kanyang ama at ina. Nalugmok siya mula sa katotohanan at kalinisan, at tinalikuran ang araw-araw na sandhyā at paliligo sa ritwal.”
Yamagaṇas (attendants of Yama)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
It portrays bondage (pāśa) as reinforced by adharma—rejecting truth, purity, and daily disciplines—showing how neglect of nitya-karmas weakens inner readiness for Shiva’s grace and liberation.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship in the Purana is upheld by śauca (purity), satya (truth), and regular observances; abandoning sandhyā and snāna signals a life turned away from the devotional order that supports Shiva-upāsanā.
Maintain daily sandhyā worship and snāna with purity and truthfulness; in Shaiva practice this is naturally complemented by regular japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined conduct.