Shloka 23
Munipraśna-varṇana
Description of the Sages’ Inquiry
गुरुदेवद्विजातीनां भक्तिहीनाः कुबुद्धयः । अभोजितद्विजाः प्रायः कृपणा बद्धमुष्टयः
gurudevadvijātīnāṃ bhaktihīnāḥ kubuddhayaḥ | abhojitadvijāḥ prāyaḥ kṛpaṇā baddhamuṣṭayaḥ
وہ گرو، دیوتا اور برہمنوں کے تئیں عقیدت سے محروم اور بدعقل ہیں۔ وہ برہمنوں کو کھانا نہ کھلانے والے اور انتہائی کنجوس ہیں۔
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā narrative).
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: No direct Jyotirliṅga; the verse stresses bhakti toward guru-deva-dvija and the dharma of atithi-sevā (feeding the learned). In Śaiva Siddhānta, guru-bhakti is a primary conduit for anugraha (grace).
Significance: General: encourages guru-sevā and hospitality as preparatory virtues for receiving Śiva’s grace and for eligibility in mantra/dīkṣā traditions.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
In Purāṇic discourse, “dvija” often denotes the initiated, Veda-linked religious community (especially learned Brahmins), but it also functions ethically: feeding and honoring “dvijas” signifies reverence for sacred learning, ritual order, and the duty of hospitality (atithi-satkara). The verse uses this as a marker of devotional and moral disposition rather than as a purely sociological label.