Shloka 124

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

तैरेव पठितव्यं च श्रोतव्यं च शिवात्मभिः शिवोत्सवेषु सर्वेषु चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च

Transliteration

taireva paṭhitavyaṃ ca śrotavyaṃ ca śivātmabhiḥ śivotsaveṣu sarveṣu caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu ca

Translation

Those very hymns should be recited and also listened to by devotees whose inner self is fixed in Śiva—during all Śiva festivals, and especially on the fourteenth lunar day and on the eighth lunar day.

Word by Word

• तैरेव: by those (very hymns) alone

• पठितव्यं: to be recited/should be recited

• च: and

• श्रोतव्यं: to be heard/should be listened to

• च: and

• शिवात्मभिः: by those whose self is Śiva-oriented/Śiva-ensouled devotees

• शिवोत्सवेषु: in Śiva-festivals

• सर्वेषु: in all

• चतुर्दशी: the fourteenth lunar day (caturdaśī)

• अष्टमीषु: on the eighth lunar day(s) (aṣṭamī)

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It makes śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of Śiva-hymns a core limb of Linga-centered worship, prescribing them specifically for Śiva festivals and sacred tithis.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By addressing devotees as śivātmabhis—those whose self is aligned with Śiva—it points to Śiva as the indwelling Pati, realized through devotion and inner identification rather than mere external rite.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights disciplined śravaṇa and kīrtana/pāṭha on Chaturdaśī and Aṣṭamī, a devotional sādhana that purifies the paśu (bound soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage) through Śiva-oriented remembrance.