Shloka 50
नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्
Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny
तं सर्वं पूर्ववृत्तान्यं काल्या मुनिमुखाद्गिरिः । श्रुत्वा सपुत्रदारः स तदा निःसंशयोऽभवत्
taṃ sarvaṃ pūrvavṛttānyaṃ kālyā munimukhādgiriḥ | śrutvā saputradāraḥ sa tadā niḥsaṃśayo'bhavat
কালীকে মধ্য করে মুনির মুখে পূর্ববৃত্তান্তের সমগ্র কাহিনি শুনে সেই গিরিরাজ পুত্র ও পত্নীসহ তখনই সংশয়মুক্ত হলেন।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Removal of doubt (niḥsaṃśaya) through śravaṇa is a hallmark of grace: the paśu’s mala is attenuated by right understanding and devotion.
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a purifier of doubt: when sacred history is heard from an authentic source, faith in Shiva’s divine order becomes steady and the mind becomes niḥsaṃśaya (free from uncertainty).
By emphasizing trustworthy narration and clarified understanding, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion: certainty in Shiva’s līlā and grace is strengthened through hearing, which then matures into stable worship (including Linga-upāsanā) without wavering.
Regular śravaṇa and svādhyāya of the Shiva Purana—listening to or reciting chapters with devotion—so doubts dissolve and bhakti becomes firm; this can be paired with simple japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”