Shloka 56
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः
Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry
समुद्रं पर्वतवनं जंगमाजंगमैर्वृतम् । श्राद्धानि पुष्टिकामैश्च ये करिष्यंति मानवाः
samudraṃ parvatavanaṃ jaṃgamājaṃgamairvṛtam | śrāddhāni puṣṭikāmaiśca ye kariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ
在这被大海环绕、遍布群山森林、居住着动与不动诸类众生的世界中，凡人若为求滋养与兴盛而修行施食祭（śrāddha），便能依正法（dharma）获得所愿的增长与安泰。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it universalizes śrāddha’s relevance across the whole inhabited cosmos (moving/ unmoving beings), implying a world-sustaining dharma.
Significance: Affirms that prosperity (puṣṭi) sought through dharma is not merely personal but ecological/cosmic—aligning human action with maintenance of the world-order.
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It affirms that śrāddha, performed with right intention and dharmic conduct, sustains both worldly wellbeing (puṣṭi) and spiritual order, honoring the ancestral stream that supports embodied life.
In Shaiva dharma, proper pitr̥ rites complement Saguna Shiva worship by purifying obligations (ṛṇa) and stabilizing the devotee’s life, making devotion and discipline fit to mature toward Shiva’s grace.
The direct practice is śrāddha performed for nourishment and welfare; it may be harmonized with Shaiva observance by adding japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering charity with a pure mind.