Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
अनेनानेनसा कर्म यत्कृतं शृणुतेह तत् । यज्ञदत्तात्मजेनाथ सावधानतया गणाः
anenānenasā karma yatkṛtaṃ śṛṇuteha tat | yajñadattātmajenātha sāvadhānatayā gaṇāḥ
«Écoutez maintenant l’acte accompli par celui-ci même. Ô Gaṇas, écoutez avec attention ce qui fut réalisé ici par le fils de Yajñadatta.»
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages, in the Purāṇic frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Episode-specific narrative setup: attention is drawn to a particular human agent (son of Yajñadatta) whose deed will be evaluated in relation to Śiva’s order and its attendants.
Significance: Didactic: stresses śravaṇa (attentive hearing) as a means of dharma-formation and receptivity to Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (reverent listening) to sacred history, presenting karma as meaningful within Śiva’s cosmic order—an entry point for devotion and right understanding in a Śaiva lens.
Though not directly mentioning the Liṅga, it frames a Gaṇa-centered episode within Saguna Śiva’s divine retinue, where listening to Śiva’s līlā and the deeds of His attendants supports devotion to the manifest Lord.
The implied practice is focused śravaṇa—attentive hearing of Śiva Purāṇa kathā as a devotional discipline, preparing the mind for mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī) and steady worship.