Shloka 34
व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
एवमुक्ता मुनीन्द्रेण व्यासेनामिततेजसा । मुनयो नैमिषारण्यवासिनः परमौजसः
evamuktā munīndreṇa vyāsenāmitatejasā | munayo naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ paramaujasaḥ
Thus addressed by the lord among sages—Vyāsa of immeasurable spiritual splendor—the supremely vigorous sages dwelling in Naimiṣāraṇya listened attentively and prepared to respond.
Suta Goswami
Sthala Purana: Naimiṣāraṇya is evoked as the archetypal Purāṇic teaching-forest where sages assemble for śravaṇa; the verse frames transmission lineage (Vyāsa → sages) rather than a specific liṅga-site.
Significance: Merit of śravaṇa of Purāṇa-kathā in a siddha-kṣetra; supports the idea that attentive listening itself is a sādhana.
FAQs
It establishes scriptural authority (āgama–purāṇa tradition) by showing the Naimiṣāraṇya sages receiving instruction from Vyāsa, implying that Shaiva knowledge is transmitted through realized seers and careful listening (śravaṇa).
Though the verse is introductory, it frames the teaching-lineage through which Linga worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are explained—purāṇic instruction flows from illumined sages to earnest listeners, grounding ritual and devotion in right understanding.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (reverent listening) to Shaiva scripture from a competent teacher—an essential first step that supports later disciplines like mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), bhasma-dhāraṇa, and Rudrākṣa observance.