Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 182
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
य इदं कीर्तयेन्नित्यं शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । स विधूयाशु पापानि शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
ya idaṃ kīrtayennityaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ | sa vidhūyāśu pāpāni śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt
Wer dies täglich rezitiert oder es mit gesammeltem Geist anhört, schüttelt rasch die Sünden ab und erlangt sāyujya—die Vereinigung mit Herrn Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: य इदं कीर्तयेन्नित्यं शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । स विधूयाशु पापानि शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined śravaṇa (devotional listening) and kīrtana (devotional recitation) purify pāpa and become direct means toward Śiva’s grace, culminating in sāyujya (liberative union with Śiva).
Recitation and attentive hearing are core acts of Saguna-Śiva devotion; they function like mental worship (mānasa-pūjā) that supports Linga-upāsanā by steadying the mind and invoking Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
A daily vow of focused listening or recitation—ideally alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Śiva-upacāras—emphasizing samāhita (one-pointed) attention.