Shloka 62
शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)
इमां कथाम्पठेद्यस्तु शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । इह भुक्तिं समासाद्य लभेन्मुक्तिम्परत्र सः
imāṃ kathāmpaṭhedyastu śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ | iha bhuktiṃ samāsādya labhenmuktimparatra saḥ
Whoever, with a collected mind, recites this sacred account—or even listens to it—attains well-being in this world; and thereafter, in the beyond, he gains liberation (mokṣa).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the phalaśruti to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: A classic phalaśruti: pāṭha/śravaṇa of the kathā yields bhukti (iha) and mukti (paratra). Not tied to a particular Jyotirliṅga site.
Significance: Establishes the Purāṇic ‘twofold fruit’ doctrine: legitimate prosperity is not opposed to liberation when subordinated to Śiva; for Siddhānta, this indicates gradual pāśa-kṣaya culminating in anugraha (mokṣa).
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches the classic Shiva Purana phalaśruti: sincere listening or recitation of Shiva-kathā purifies the mind, grants auspiciousness in life (bhukti), and culminates in liberation (mukti) by Shiva’s grace.
The verse emphasizes devotion through śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva’s līlā and teachings—core Saguna-bhakti practices that mature into inner purity and realization of Shiva as the supreme Pati, leading to mokṣa.
An attentive daily practice of hearing or reciting Shiva Purana kathā (ideally with mental concentration and devotion); it can be paired with simple Shiva upāsanā such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before or after the reading.