Shloka 19
वैभ्राजवन-प्रसङ्गः / The Episode of Vaibhrāja and the Yogic Forest
Vibhrāja-vana
शारीरे मानसे चैव पापे वाग्जे महामुने । कृते सम्यगिदम्भक्त्या पठेच्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः
śārīre mānase caiva pāpe vāgje mahāmune | kṛte samyagidambhaktyā paṭhecchraddhāsamanvitaḥ
O great sage, when sins arise through body, mind, and speech, one should recite this with proper devotion and with faith; thereby those faults are rightly remedied.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages, with an address to a ‘mahāmune’ preserved in the verse style)
Tattva Level: pasha
Significance: Frames pāpa as a threefold bondage (kāyika–mānasika–vācika) that veils the soul; recitation with bhakti and śraddhā functions as a remedial purification leading toward Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that pāpa arises through the three channels—body, mind, and speech—and that sincere śraddhā (faith) and bhakti (devotion) expressed through sacred recitation becomes a Shaiva means of purification and re-alignment toward Shiva.
Recitation with devotion is presented as an act of upāsanā: when directed to Shiva (often through Linga-centered devotion), the devotee purifies conduct and inner intention, supporting Saguna Shiva worship that leads the mind toward the supreme Pati (Lord).
The practical instruction is regular pāṭha (devotional recitation) performed with śraddhā; it can be paired with Shaiva practice such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and a sattvic intention to restrain bodily, mental, and verbal faults.