Shloka 35
पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्
The Glory of the Purāṇa-Knower and the Fruits of Study, Teaching, and Giving
या गतिः पुण्यशीलानां यज्वनां च तपस्विनाम् । सा गतिस्सहसा तात पुराणश्रवणात्खलु
yā gatiḥ puṇyaśīlānāṃ yajvanāṃ ca tapasvinām | sā gatissahasā tāta purāṇaśravaṇātkhalu
O dear one, the very same exalted state attained by the virtuous, by sacrificers (yajña-performers), and by ascetics is indeed gained at once through the hearing of the Purāṇa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout hearing) of the Shiva Purana can swiftly confer the same highest spiritual attainment that is otherwise reached through prolonged virtue, yajña, and tapas—because Purāṇic hearing awakens bhakti and right knowledge oriented to Pati (Shiva).
Hearing the Purana nurtures devotion to Saguna Shiva—especially the Linga as the accessible form of Pati—so the listener’s mind becomes steady in worship, remembrance, and surrender, which are praised as direct means to Shiva’s grace.
Regular Purāṇa-śravaṇa (listening/recitation) with reverence—ideally alongside Shiva-nāma japa (such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple worship—serves as the practical takeaway implied by the verse.