Shloka 3
सूत उवाच । तापसाः शृणुत प्रेम्णा चरित्रं परमं महत् । यस्य विज्ञानमात्रेण नरो याति परां गतिम्
sūta uvāca | tāpasāḥ śṛṇuta premṇā caritraṃ paramaṃ mahat | yasya vijñānamātreṇa naro yāti parāṃ gatim
Sūta said: “O ascetics, listen with loving devotion to this supremely great sacred account—by the mere right understanding of which a person attains the highest state (liberation).”}]}}
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It declares that a Shaiva sacred narrative is not mere story: when heard with devotion and grasped with right understanding (vijñāna), it becomes a means to the highest goal—moksha, the supreme state attained by the grace and truth of Pati (Shiva).
By urging devoted listening to Shiva’s charitra, it supports the Purana’s method of approaching Saguna Shiva—through narrative, praise, and remembrance—which ripens into inner understanding that leads beyond forms to the highest realization.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devout listening) and mananā (reflective contemplation) of Shiva-kathā; this can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a focused discipline to internalize the teaching.