Shloka 46
Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage
पठञ्छृण्वन्निमां सृष्टिमादित्यस्य च मानवः । प्रजावानेति सायुज्यमिह भुक्त्वा सुखं परम्
paṭhañchṛṇvannimāṃ sṛṣṭimādityasya ca mānavaḥ | prajāvāneti sāyujyamiha bhuktvā sukhaṃ param
A person who reads or listens to this account of the Sun-god’s creation is blessed with progeny; and, having enjoyed supreme happiness in this world, he ultimately attains sāyujya—union and nearness with the Divine.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Śravaṇa/pāṭha of purāṇic sṛṣṭi-kathā is presented as dharma that yields worldly prosperity (progeny, sukha) and culminates in salvific attainment (sāyujya).
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It is a phala-śruti stating that śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of this sacred narrative purify karma, grant worldly fulfillment (progeny and happiness), and culminate in sāyujya—liberating union with the Divine, consistent with Shaiva devotion leading to grace.
Though the verse mentions Āditya, it follows the Purāṇic principle emphasized in Shaiva contexts: devotion expressed through hearing and reciting sacred accounts (kathā-śravaṇa) is a valid Saguna practice that ripens into liberation by Shiva’s grace, just as Linga-worship does.
Regular śravaṇa and pāṭha of the chapter as a vrata-like discipline—ideally with purity, devotion, and remembrance of the Lord—serves as the implied practice; it can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” for a Shaiva sādhanā orientation.