Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 77
मन्त्रसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरुपूजा–आज्ञा–पौरश्चर्यविधिः / Guru-Authorization, Offerings, and Puraścaraṇa for Mantra-Siddhi
य इदं कीर्तयेद्भक्त्या शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः प्रयाति परमां गतिम्
ya idaṃ kīrtayedbhaktyā śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ prayāti paramāṃ gatim
Wer diese Lehre in Hingabe rezitiert oder sie mit gesammelt ruhendem Geist vernimmt, wird von allen Sünden befreit und gelangt zum höchsten Zustand — zur Vereinigung mit Śiva, dem Herrn, der Moksha gewährt.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Śravaṇa–kīrtana of Śaiva teaching is declared a direct purifier of pāpa and a cause of ‘paramā gati’ (mokṣa/Śiva-sāyujya), functioning like a portable tīrtha through sound and devotion.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It declares the phalaśruti (spiritual fruit): devoted recitation or attentive listening purifies karmic demerit and leads the seeker toward the supreme gati—liberation under Śiva’s grace, consistent with Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on bhakti and anugraha (divine bestowal).
Reciting and hearing Śiva’s sacred narratives is a form of Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva through name, teaching, and praise. Such śravaṇa-kīrtana supports Linga worship by steadying devotion and directing the mind to Śiva as Pati, the liberator.
A simple practice is Purāṇa-śravaṇa and kīrtana: listen to or chant this section with samāhita-citta (focused mind), ideally alongside Śiva japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and basic worship such as offering water to the Linga.