Shloka 26
Kedāreśvara-pratiṣṭhā: Nara-Nārāyaṇa’s Worship and Śiva’s Abiding as Jyoti
एतद्वचस्समाख्यातं यत्पृष्टमृषिसत्तमाः । श्रुत्वा पापं हरेत्सर्वं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
etadvacassamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭamṛṣisattamāḥ | śrutvā pāpaṃ haretsarvaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
હે ઋષિશ્રેષ્ઠો, તમે જે પૂછ્યું હતું તે વચન મેં કહી દીધું. માત્ર સાંભળવાથી સર્વ પાપ હરી જાય—અહીં વિચાર કરવાની જરૂર નથી.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti: the narrated kṣetra-māhātmya itself is salvific; śravaṇa (hearing) is presented as a direct purifier removing pāpa.
Significance: Establishes śravaṇa as a primary sādhana: hearing the māhātmya destroys sin and prepares the bound soul (paśu) for Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It declares śravaṇa (devout hearing) of Shiva’s sacred account as intrinsically purifying: the narrative itself carries Shiva’s grace, dissolving pāpa and strengthening bhakti without requiring skeptical re-analysis.
In the Kotirudra context—closely tied to Jyotirlinga glory—the verse upholds that hearing Shiva-kathā is a direct form of Saguna Shiva-upāsanā: the devotee approaches Shiva through His manifest deeds, tīrthas, and linga-presence.
Regular listening/recitation of Shiva Purana (kathā-śravaṇa), especially in a vrata setting (e.g., Mahāśivarātri), as a primary sādhana; it may be paired with mantra-japa like “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” though this verse emphasizes hearing itself.