पितृवर्ती तु यस्तेषां नित्यं श्राद्धाह्निको द्विजः । स सर्वानब्रवीत्कोपात्पितृभक्तिसमन्वितः
pitṛvartī tu yasteṣāṃ nityaṃ śrāddhāhniko dvijaḥ | sa sarvānabravītkopātpitṛbhaktisamanvitaḥ
لیکن ان میں ایک دِوِج تھا جو پِتروں کے راستے کا پابند اور روزانہ آہنِک اور شرادھ کرنے والا تھا۔ وہ پِتروں کی بھکتی سے بھر کر غصّے میں سب کو ملامت کرنے لگا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
It highlights dharma rooted in gratitude: honoring the Pitṛs through regular śrāddha and daily duties is presented as a form of disciplined devotion, which supports inner purity and steadiness on the Shaiva path.
In Shaiva tradition, orderly observance of dharma—including Pitṛ offerings—stabilizes the householder’s life so that Saguna Shiva worship (such as Linga-pūjā) is performed with purity, faith, and freedom from neglect of obligations.
Regular performance of āhnika (daily rites) and śrāddha is emphasized; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair such duties with daily remembrance of Shiva through the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to keep devotion steady.