Shloka 76

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

स्वगृह्योक्तेन मार्गेण दद्यात्पिण्डान्पृथक्पृथक् । दद्यादिदं साक्षतं च पितृसाङ्गुण्यहेतवे

Transliteration

svagṛhyoktena mārgeṇa dadyātpiṇḍānpṛthakpṛthak | dadyādidaṃ sākṣataṃ ca pitṛsāṅguṇyahetave

Translation

Theo nghi thức được dạy trong truyền thống Gṛhya của chính mình, hãy dâng các piṇḍa (viên cơm cúng) riêng rẽ, từng viên một. Lại nên dâng lễ này cùng với akṣata (hạt ngũ cốc còn nguyên), để tăng trưởng phúc lành cát tường và công đức cho các Pitṛ (tổ tiên).

Word by Word

• स्वगृह्य-उक्तेन: by what is stated in (one’s) gṛhya rules
• स्वगृह्य-उक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वगृह्य-उक्त (प्रातिपदिक) [स्व + गृह्य + उक्त]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् मार्गेण; ‘by the method stated in one’s Gṛhya (texts)’

• मार्गेण: by the procedure/way
• मार्गेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √दा ‘to give’

• पिण्डान्: rice-balls (piṇḍas)
• पिण्डान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति for emphasis

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• स-अक्षतम्: together with akṣata (unbroken rice)
• स-अक्षतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साक्षत (प्रातिपदिक) [स + अक्षत]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् इदम्; ‘with unbroken rice grains’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• पितृ-साङ्गुण्य-हेतवे: for the benefit/merit of the ancestors
• पितृ-साङ्गुण्य-हेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-साङ्गुण्य-हेतु (प्रातिपदिक) [पितृ + साङ्गुण्य + हेतु]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: By performing pitṛ-tarpaṇa and piṇḍa-dāna with śraddhā and proper injunctions, the bound soul (paśu) accrues puṇya and supports ancestral welfare, which is treated as dharma conducive to worldly stability and eligibility for higher Śaiva sādhana.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It emphasizes disciplined, tradition-aligned Shraddha: offering piṇḍas separately and with akṣata to strengthen the Pitṛs’ auspicious state, which supports the performer’s dharma and purification—an aid to steady Shaiva sādhanā.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Shaiva Purana practice, honoring Pitṛs is part of dharmic living that stabilizes the householder’s life; such purity and order become supportive conditions for Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā) and for progressing toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A Shraddha-style procedure: offer piṇḍas one by one according to one’s Gṛhya method and include akṣata; inwardly maintain reverence and gratitude to the ancestral line while dedicating the merit toward auspiciousness.