Shloka 33
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः
Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । शृणु राजन्मया दृष्टं कदाचित्पश्यता दिवम् । विमानं महादायांतमन्तरेण गिरेस्तदा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | śṛṇu rājanmayā dṛṣṭaṃ kadācitpaśyatā divam | vimānaṃ mahādāyāṃtamantareṇa girestadā
مارکنڈَیَہ نے کہا—اے راجَن، سنو؛ ایک بار میں آسمان کو تکتے ہوئے جو کچھ دیکھا تھا۔ اُس وقت پہاڑوں کے درمیان کے خلا سے ایک عظیم وِمان آتا ہوا تھا۔
Markandeya
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights purified perception (śuddha-darśana): a sage’s vision of the higher worlds suggests that spiritual discipline and Shiva’s grace refine awareness, allowing glimpses of subtler realities beyond ordinary sense-experience.
Though the Linga is not named here, the narrative tone of the Umāsaṃhitā frames extraordinary events as unfolding under Pati (Shiva) who governs both manifest (saguṇa) signs and transcendent order; such “heavenly” manifestations are understood as occurring within Shiva’s cosmic sovereignty.
It implies dhyāna (steady contemplation) and inner purity: regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with disciplined worship (pūjā) and vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as Shaiva reminders, is traditionally taught to stabilize the mind for higher insight.