Shloka 39
Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)
इदमाख्यानमनघं परमं व्याहृतम्मया । य एतच्छृणुयात्प्रीत्या स सुखी गतिमाप्नुयात्
idamākhyānamanaghaṃ paramaṃ vyāhṛtammayā | ya etacchṛṇuyātprītyā sa sukhī gatimāpnuyāt
I have thus proclaimed this stainless and supreme sacred account. Whoever listens to it with loving devotion becomes happy and attains the blessed higher state—drawing near to Śiva’s liberating path.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Śravaṇa (devotional listening) to Śiva-kathā is presented as a direct means to sukha and gati (higher state), aligning with Siddhānta’s emphasis that grace is accessed through bhakti-saturated upāyas like śravaṇa-kīrtana.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) to Śiva’s pure and supreme kathā is itself a means of grace, producing inner happiness and leading the seeker toward a higher spiritual destiny aligned with liberation.
By praising the merit of hearing Śiva’s līlā and glory, it supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotion to Śiva with form (including Liṅga worship) is nourished through kathā-śravaṇa, which ripens bhakti and steadies the mind in Śiva.
Regular kathā-śravaṇa (listening/recitation) with prīti (loving devotion), ideally alongside simple Śiva-bhakti supports such as chanting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” is the implied takeaway.