Shloka 25
Pitṛbhakti and Śrāddha: The Classification of Pitṛs and the Superiority of Pitṛ-kārya
स्वधर्मनिरतास्सर्वे मृगा मोहविवर्जिताः । आसन्नुद्वेगसंविग्ना रम्ये कालंजरे गिरौ
svadharmaniratāssarve mṛgā mohavivarjitāḥ | āsannudvegasaṃvignā ramye kālaṃjare girau
خوبصورت کالنجر پہاڑ پر وہ سب ہرن اپنے فطری دھرم میں لگے ہوئے، فریبِ موہ سے پاک تھے۔ وہ بے چینی اور خوف سے آزاد، پرسکون اور بے اضطراب رہتے تھے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the sacred atmosphere of Kālañjara to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Kālañjara is praised as a serene, dharma-aligned sacred mountain; later traditions associate Kālañjara with Śiva’s presence and liṅga worship, though this verse itself is descriptive rather than etiological.
Significance: Association with Śiva-kṣetra and tapas; the verse frames the place as conducive to sattva, fearlessness, and dharma-aligned living.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse portrays a Shaiva ideal: in a Shiva-saturated sacred space, even instinct-driven beings become aligned with svadharma and are freed from moha (delusion) and udvega (anxiety), hinting at the pacifying power of Pati’s presence and grace.
Kālañjara is described as a place where Shiva’s sanctity is felt in the environment itself; such descriptions support Saguna Shiva devotion—approaching Shiva through holy places and Linga-centered worship that quiets fear and mental disturbance.
The practical takeaway is meditation on freedom from moha and fear through steady dharma and Shiva-remembrance—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while cultivating inner calm, as one would in a tīrtha.