Shloka 77
Andhakeśvara-liṅga Māhātmya and Śiva’s Subjugation of Andhaka (अन्धकेश्वरलिङ्गमाहात्म्य तथा अन्धकवध-प्रसङ्ग)
एतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं यत्पृष्टं च मुनीश्वराः । यच्छ्रुत्वा शिवपूजायाः फलं प्राप्नोति वै नरः
etatsarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭaṃ ca munīśvarāḥ | yacchrutvā śivapūjāyāḥ phalaṃ prāpnoti vai naraḥ
O lordly sages, I have thus explained everything that you asked. By hearing this, a person surely attains the fruit of the worship of Lord Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
This is a phala-śruti teaching that elevates śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a direct means of earning the merit of Śiva-pūjā—affirming that sincere reception of Śiva-tattva and worship-instructions bears the same spiritual fruit as ritual performance.
It supports Saguna Śiva worship—especially liṅga-pūjā—by declaring that hearing the prescribed glories, methods, and results of Śiva worship itself grants the worship’s fruit, reinforcing devotion to Śiva’s accessible, worshipful form.
The implied practice is regular śravaṇa of Śiva Purāṇa/Śiva-kathā with faith, as a complementary sādhana to pūjā; one may pair it with simple Śiva-nāma japa (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize the teaching.