Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)
ततस्ते चेष्टितं सर्वं कौतुकाच्छ्रोष्यतीति यः । परदारकृतात्त्यागान्मुक्तिं सद्यस्स यास्यति
tataste ceṣṭitaṃ sarvaṃ kautukācchroṣyatīti yaḥ | paradārakṛtāttyāgānmuktiṃ sadyassa yāsyati
Ensuite, quiconque, par pieuse curiosité, écoute en entier le récit de ses actes—renonçant au péché lié à l’épouse d’autrui—obtient aussitôt la délivrance.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that attentive śravaṇa (hearing) of Satī’s sacred narrative, coupled with moral purification—especially abandoning para-dāra-related wrongdoing—becomes a direct cause for rapid inner cleansing and Shiva’s grace culminating in mokṣa.
Hearing Shiva-linked kathā is itself a form of bhakti to Saguna Shiva, preparing the mind for Linga-upāsanā; the verse emphasizes that devotion must be supported by dharma (self-restraint), without which worship remains fruitless.
A practical takeaway is kathā-śravaṇa (listening/recitation) of the Satīkhaṇḍa with a vow of ethical restraint—particularly brahmacarya/faithfulness—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a purification practice.