Shloka 61
शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)
तदन्तर्गतलीलापि वर्णिता ज्ञानवर्धिनी । इहामुत्र च या नित्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदा
tadantargatalīlāpi varṇitā jñānavardhinī | ihāmutra ca yā nityaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradā
Even the divine play (līlā) contained within that account has been described—knowledge-enhancing in nature—one that unfailingly grants the fruits of all rightful desires, both here in this world and hereafter.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: This is a meta-phala statement about the kathā’s inner līlā being jñāna-vardhinī and kāma-phala-pradā; it is not a localized sthala-purāṇa.
Significance: Frames śravaṇa/pāṭha as a means to both iha (worldly) and amutra (otherworldly) fruits—typical Purāṇic pedagogy that draws bound souls (paśu) away from pāśa through devotion and knowledge.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares that Shiva’s narrated līlā is not mere story: it increases jñāna and, by Shiva’s grace, yields both worldly well-being and higher good (dharma, inner purification, and readiness for liberation).
By praising the power of Shiva-kathā itself, the verse supports Saguna devotion—hearing and contemplating Shiva’s manifest qualities and deeds—an accepted means to receive his anugraha (grace), which also ripens into deeper understanding of his transcendent nature.
Regular śravaṇa (devotional listening) and manana (reflection) of Shiva Purana narration; it may be paired with simple Shaiva practice such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to make the hearing steady and transformative.