शृण्वतां सर्वदेवानामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् । शर्वः सर्वपितॄणां वै परतृप्तिकरं परम्
śṛṇvatāṃ sarvadevānāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt | śarvaḥ sarvapitṝṇāṃ vai paratṛptikaraṃ param
当诸神皆在聆听时,舍尔瓦(湿婆)说出此言——最能为一切祖灵(皮特里)带来至上的满足。
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Kāpilatīrtha (contextual locus of instruction)
Type: ghat
Scene: A divine conclave: devas gathered in attentive semicircle as Śarva speaks; the Pitṛs stand foremost, receiving a promise of supreme satisfaction; the setting hints at Kāśī’s ghats and sanctified air.
Śiva’s instructions regarding sacred rites are presented as the supreme means to secure the highest welfare of one’s ancestors.
The discourse belongs to the Kāśī Kāpilatīrtha section of the adhyāya.
This verse introduces Śiva’s forthcoming prescription for Pitṛ-tṛpti; the specific śrāddha details follow.