Shloka 71
द्विजेश्वरावतारः
The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । न श्चोतति स्वधर्मात्स परत्र लभते गतिम्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | na ścotati svadharmātsa paratra labhate gatim
Whoever regularly listens to this sacred teaching, or with a collected mind causes it to be recited for others, does not fall away from one’s own dharma, and in the world beyond attains the true and auspicious path (liberation).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a phalaśruti-style assurance that śravaṇa (listening) and śrāvaṇa (causing recitation) preserve svadharma and yield auspicious gati hereafter.
Significance: Merit of hearing/propagating Śiva-kathā: steadiness in dharma and attainment of higher gati (interpretable in Siddhānta as Śiva’s anugraha leading toward mokṣa).
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that steady śravaṇa (devout listening) and sharing the Purāṇic teaching strengthen svadharma and lead the devotee toward Shiva’s auspicious gati—spiritual uplift and liberation.
In Shaiva practice, hearing Shiva-kathā is itself a form of Saguna Shiva-upāsanā: the devotee approaches the Lord through His names, deeds, and forms, which purify the mind and stabilize dharma—preparing one for higher realization.
Daily śravaṇa/pāṭha: listen to or arrange recitation of Shiva Purana with a focused mind; as a simple takeaway, pair it with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a calm, attentive posture.