Shloka 50

Vyasa

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देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । पठेद्वा पाठयेद्वापि सर्वान्कामान वाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | paṭhedvā pāṭhayedvāpi sarvānkāmāna vāpnuyāt

Translation

من يسمع هذا على الدوام، أو—بقلبٍ حاضر—يجعل غيره يسمعه؛ أو يتلوه، أو حتى يُتلى عليه، ينلْ تمامَ كلّ الرغباتِ المستحسنة.

Word by Word

यःwho (he who)

इदम्this (text/recital)

शृणुयात्should listen

नित्यम्daily, always

श्रावयेत्should cause (others) to hear, should recite to others

वाor

समाहितःcollected, attentive, composed

पठेत्should read/recite

वाor

पाठयेत्should cause (others) to read/recite, should teach

वाor

अपिalso, even

सर्वान्all

कामान्desires, wishes

वाor

आप्नुयात्should obtain

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) and pāṭha (recitation) done with samāhita-bhāva (steady attention) generate merit and grace, leading to the fulfillment of dharmic aims and inner auspiciousness under Shiva’s protection.

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

In Saguna Shiva devotion, hearing and reciting Shiva-kathā functions as an act of worship comparable to offerings at the Linga—turning the mind toward Shiva and invoking his anugraha (grace), which ripens into both worldly well-being and spiritual progress.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is daily scripture-listening/reading with a focused mind (samāhita), ideally alongside Shiva upāsanā such as japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful participation in recitation sessions (pāṭha/śravaṇa).