Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 74
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
स शैवप्रवरो ब्रह्मा माहात्म्यं शंकरस्य ते । श्रावयिष्यति सुप्रीत्या शतनामस्तवं च हि
sa śaivapravaro brahmā māhātmyaṃ śaṃkarasya te | śrāvayiṣyati suprītyā śatanāmastavaṃ ca hi
Jener Brahmā—der Vorzüglichste unter Śivas Verehrern—wird dir mit großer Freude die Herrlichkeit Śaṅkaras vortragen und auch den Hymnus seiner hundert Namen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: This verse introduces transmission of Śiva’s māhātmya and a Śatanāma-stava by Brahmā, ‘foremost among Śaivas’; it is a textual/recitational locus rather than a place-locus.
Significance: Positions śravaṇa of nāma-stotra as a grace-bearing practice: hearing Śiva’s names and glory purifies pāśa (bondage) and strengthens Śiva-parāyaṇatā.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a direct Shaiva path: hearing Śaṅkara’s māhātmya and His names purifies the bound soul (paśu) and turns the mind toward Pati (Shiva), strengthening bhakti that leads toward liberation.
The “hundred names” and “glory of Śaṅkara” are Saguna-focused aids—qualities, epithets, and praises that help the devotee concentrate on Shiva as the compassionate Lord worshipped in the Liṅga, making devotion steady and inwardly transformative.
Regular recitation and attentive listening to Shiva’s Śatanāma-stotra (name-hymn) as a daily practice, ideally alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where appropriate.