Shloka 19
शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya
तथापि तस्य माहात्म्यं वक्ष्ये किंचित्तु वोनघाः । चित्तमाधाय शृणुत व्यासेनोक्तं पुरा मम
tathāpi tasya māhātmyaṃ vakṣye kiṃcittu vonaghāḥ | cittamādhāya śṛṇuta vyāsenoktaṃ purā mama
Even so, O sinless ones, I shall speak a little of His glory, the glory of Lord Śiva. With minds made steady, listen—this was once spoken to me by Vyāsa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a shrine account; emphasizes paramparā (Vyāsa → Sūta → sages) as the ‘place’ where revelation is preserved and transmitted.
Significance: Frames listening with steadied mind (citta-ādhāna) as a ritualized inner pilgrimage; the benefit is receptivity to grace-bearing teaching.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes śravaṇa (devotional listening) with a steady mind as the doorway to receiving Shiva’s māhātmyam, a key Shaiva means for purification and inner orientation toward Pati (Shiva).
By introducing Shiva’s “glory” as a transmitted tradition from Vyāsa, it frames later teachings on Saguna worship—especially reverent listening to the Linga’s greatness—as an authorized Purāṇic path of devotion.
A simple practice is implied: sit with collected attention (cittam ādhāya) and listen/recite the Shiva Purana with reverence—an act of śravaṇa-bhakti that supports mantra-japa and Linga-pūjā.