Shloka 40
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । स भुक्त्वेहाखिलान्कामानन्ते मोक्षं लभेत्परम्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | sa bhuktvehākhilānkāmānante mokṣaṃ labhetparam
Whoever hears this with devotion, or, being composed, causes it to be recited for others—having enjoyed here all desired aims, in the end attains the supreme liberation.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares the fruit (phala) of devoted listening or facilitating recitation: fulfillment of righteous aims in life and, ultimately, supreme moksha through Shiva’s grace.
Śravaṇa and kīrtana of Shiva’s glory are forms of Saguna-upāsanā; by hearing the Purana with devotion, the mind becomes samāhita (steady), supporting Linga-bhakti that culminates in liberation.
Regular śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva Purana with bhakti and mental composure; it can be paired with simple Shiva upāsanā such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and attentive listening during vrata or Mahāśivarātri observances.