Shloka 24

व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā

Devanagari script

यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण शिवभक्तिर्भवेन्नृणाम् । सावधाना भवन्तोद्य शृण्वन्तु परया मुदा

Transliteration

yasya śravaṇamātreṇa śivabhaktirbhavennṛṇām | sāvadhānā bhavantodya śṛṇvantu parayā mudā

Translation

By merely hearing this sacred account, devotion to Lord Śiva arises in people. Therefore, all of you, be attentive today and listen with supreme joy.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• श्रवण: hearing
• श्रवण: (compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound-member)

• मात्रेण: by mere (act of) hearing
• मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘श्रवणस्य मात्रम्’ → ‘श्रवणमात्र’ (mere hearing)

• शिव: Śiva
• शिव: (compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound-member)

• भक्तिः: devotion (to Śiva)
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘शिवस्य भक्तिः’

• भवेत्: may arise/comes to be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• सावधानाः: attentive
• सावधानाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सावधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/सम्बोधन/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• भवन्तः: you (respected ones)
• भवन्तः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/सम्बोधन), बहुवचन; आदरार्थे (honorific ‘you’)

• उद्य: today/now
• उद्य: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• शृण्वन्तु: let (them/you) listen
• शृण्वन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (आज्ञार्थे)

• परया: with supreme/great
• परया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• मुदा: joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śravaṇa (devout hearing) of Śiva-kathā is presented as a direct cause for the arising of śiva-bhakti, a primary sādhana leading toward Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) itself is a powerful sādhana: contact with Śiva-kathā kindles Śiva-bhakti in the heart, turning the bound soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) and preparing it for grace (anugraha).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse emphasizes devotion born from hearing Śiva’s glories—this naturally supports Saguna worship such as reverence to the Śiva-liṅga, because the mind becomes attentive, joyful, and inclined to offer pūjā, japa, and remembrance with bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct practice is śravaṇa: listen attentively and joyfully to Śiva-kathā; as a practical takeaway, combine it with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize the devotion awakened by hearing.