Shloka 12
शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya
तावत्सर्वाणि मंत्राणि विवदंति महीतले । यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति महीतले
tāvatsarvāṇi maṃtrāṇi vivadaṃti mahītale | yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati mahītale
So long do all mantras contend with one another upon the earth, until indeed the Śiva Purāṇa rises and is proclaimed upon the earth.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: No single shrine is in view; the claim is about mantra-adhikāra and hierarchy being clarified when the Śiva Purāṇa (as śiva-śāstra) is manifest and taught.
Significance: Positions śiva-kathā/śiva-śāstra as the interpretive key that orders mantra-prayoga toward liberation rather than mere worldly siddhi.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares that doctrinal rivalry among mantras ends when the Śiva Purāṇa is revealed and heard—because it establishes the highest refuge in Pati (Śiva) and clarifies the path of devotion and liberation.
By affirming the Śiva Purāṇa as a decisive revelation, it supports Saguna worship—especially Śiva as worshipped through the Liṅga—by presenting a unified, authoritative framework for devotion, mantra, and ritual centered on Śiva.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devout listening) and pārāyaṇa (recitation) of the Śiva Purāṇa, alongside steady japa of Śiva-mantra (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to settle doubt and focus the mind on Śiva.