Shloka 20

Devanagari script

पुराणश्रवणाच्छंभोर्निष्पापो जायते नरः । भुक्त्वा भोगान्सुविपुलाञ्छिवलोकमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

purāṇaśravaṇācchaṃbhorniṣpāpo jāyate naraḥ | bhuktvā bhogānsuvipulāñchivalokamavāpnuyāt

Translation

By hearing the Purāṇa of Śambhu (Lord Śiva), a person becomes free from sin. Having enjoyed abundant and excellent blessings, he ultimately attains Śiva’s world (Śivaloka).

Word by Word

• पुराण-श्रवणात्: from hearing the Purāṇa
• पुराण-श्रवणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुराणस्य श्रवणम्)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• निष्पापः: sinless
• निष्पापः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive), ‘having enjoyed’

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• सु-विपुलान्: very abundant
• सु-विपुलान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘सु’ उपपद-प्रयोग (intensifier)

• शिव-लोकम्: Śiva’s world
• शिव-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य लोकः)

• अवाप्नुयात्: may attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Soteriological phalaśruti: śravaṇa of Śambhu’s Purāṇa removes pāpa and culminates in Śivaloka after abundant bhoga—classic bhukti→mukti trajectory.

Significance: Promises purification (niṣpāpatva) and final ascent to Śivaloka; frames listening as a complete salvific act under Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) to Śiva’s Purāṇa purifies pāpa (sin) and, by Śiva’s grace, leads the devotee toward the highest destiny—attainment of Śivaloka.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Hearing Śiva’s Purāṇa strengthens saguna-bhakti—devotion to Śiva with attributes, often centered on Liṅga worship—by cultivating faith, purity, and a grace-oriented relationship with Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular Purāṇa-śravaṇa (listening to Śiva-kathā), ideally alongside simple Śiva-upāsanā such as mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and a sāttvika life that supports inner purification.