Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 101
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
स्तोत्रमात्रं शुचिर्भूत्वा यः पठेत्सुसमाहितः । सोप्यभीष्टतमादर्थादष्टांशफलमाप्नुयात्
stotramātraṃ śucirbhūtvā yaḥ paṭhetsusamāhitaḥ | sopyabhīṣṭatamādarthādaṣṭāṃśaphalamāpnuyāt
Wer, geläutert und mit gut gesammeltem Geist, nur diesen Hymnus rezitiert, der erlangt ebenfalls ein Achtel der Frucht, die aus dem Erreichen des höchst ersehnten Zieles erwächst—durch die Gnade des Herrn Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Highlights accessibility: even mere stotra-recitation with purity and concentration yields a measurable share of merit—supporting lay participation in temple recitation traditions.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that even a minimal practice—reciting the hymn alone—becomes spiritually potent when joined with śauca (purity) and samādhāna (focused mind), yielding tangible merit through devotion to Pati (Śiva).
As a phalaśruti, it supports Saguna worship through stotra-pāṭha: praising Śiva’s manifest, approachable form (often centered on the Liṅga) grants measurable spiritual fruit even without elaborate rites, when done with purity and concentration.
Maintain cleanliness (śauca), sit attentively, and recite the stotra with one-pointed mind; this is a simple bhakti-sādhana that can accompany Liṅga worship, japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), or daily Shiva-pūjā.