Shloka 40
हनूमत्प्रादुर्भावः (Hanūmat-prādurbhāvaḥ) — The Manifestation/Birth of Hanumān as Śiva’s Agency
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । स भुक्त्वेहाखिलान्कामानन्ते मोक्षं लभेत्परम्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | sa bhuktvehākhilānkāmānante mokṣaṃ labhetparam
Wer dies in Hingabe hört oder, gesammelt im Geist, es für andere rezitieren lässt, der genießt hier alle gewünschten Ziele und erlangt am Ende die höchste Befreiung, Mokṣa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares the fruit (phala) of devoted listening or facilitating recitation: fulfillment of righteous aims in life and, ultimately, supreme moksha through Shiva’s grace.
Śravaṇa and kīrtana of Shiva’s glory are forms of Saguna-upāsanā; by hearing the Purana with devotion, the mind becomes samāhita (steady), supporting Linga-bhakti that culminates in liberation.
Regular śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva Purana with bhakti and mental composure; it can be paired with simple Shiva upāsanā such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and attentive listening during vrata or Mahāśivarātri observances.