Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas
Devastuti
बिन्दुगो द्विजमात्रो हि वेश्याभोगी च तत्प्रिया । वंचुका त्वद्यशः श्रुत्वा परमां गतिमाययौ
bindugo dvijamātro hi veśyābhogī ca tatpriyā | vaṃcukā tvadyaśaḥ śrutvā paramāṃ gatimāyayau
বিন্দুগো কেবল জন্মসূত্রে ব্রাহ্মণ ছিল, গণিকার ভোগে আসক্ত এবং সে-ই তার প্রিয়া; কিন্তু বঞ্চুকা তোমার যশ শুনে পরম গতি লাভ করল।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that mere social status (being “dvija” by birth) does not purify the soul, while sincere contact with Śiva—here through śravaṇa, hearing His glory—can elevate even those in morally compromised situations toward the supreme goal.
Hearing Śiva’s yasha commonly arises from kathā and stotra connected with Saguna Śiva—His līlās, names, and the Liṅga’s greatness—showing that devotion to Śiva’s manifest grace becomes a direct means for inner transformation and liberation.
Śiva-kathā-śravaṇa (listening to Shiva Purana recitation), nāma-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and regular temple/Liṅga darśana are implied as accessible practices that awaken bhakti and lead the seeker toward the highest state.