Shloka 20
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः
Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry
श्राद्धकाले मम पितुर्मया पिंडस्समुद्यतः । मत्पिता मम हस्तेन भित्त्वा भूमिमयाचत
śrāddhakāle mama piturmayā piṃḍassamudyataḥ | matpitā mama hastena bhittvā bhūmimayācata
میرے والد کے شرادھ کے وقت میں نے پِنڈ اٹھایا؛ تب میرے والد زمین کو چیر کر ظاہر ہوئے اور میرے ہی ہاتھ سے اسے مانگنے لگے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights the continuing link between the living and the pitṛs through śrāddha: the piṇḍa is portrayed as real support to the departed, and it underscores dharma (duty) as a purifier that prepares the soul for Shiva’s grace.
In the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva frame, proper śrāddha is a dharmic act that removes obstacles (pāśa) and steadies the devotee for Saguna Shiva worship—especially linga-pūjā—so that devotion and merit mature toward liberation.
Perform śrāddha with reverence—offering piṇḍa and water (tarpaṇa) with purity—and complement it with Shiva-oriented remembrance such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to sanctify the rite.