Shloka 24
पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्
The Glory of the Purāṇa-Knower and the Fruits of Study, Teaching, and Giving
शृण्वतां शिवसत्कीर्तिं सतां कीर्तयतां च ताम् । पदाम्बुजरजांस्येव तीर्थानि मुनयो विदुः
śṛṇvatāṃ śivasatkīrtiṃ satāṃ kīrtayatāṃ ca tām | padāmbujarajāṃsyeva tīrthāni munayo viduḥ
શિવની પવિત્ર કીર્તિ સાંભળનારાઓ અને સજ્જનો જે તેનું કીર્તન કરે છે, તેમને મુનિઓ તીર્થસ્વરૂપ જાણે છે—જેમ પ્રભુના કમળચરણોની રજ પોતે તીર્થ છે.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: General doctrine: listeners and kīrtana-performers of Śiva’s satkīrti become ‘tīrthas’ themselves—sanctifying others like the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet.
Significance: Establishes the saint-devotee as a living pilgrimage site; satsanga becomes a portable tīrtha where Śiva’s grace is mediated socially.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (praising) of Śiva’s sacred fame transform a person into a ‘living tīrtha’—a purifier for oneself and others—because devotion aligns the bound soul (paśu) with Pati (Śiva) and loosens the bonds (pāśa) of impurity.
Śiva’s fame and name are treated as direct, accessible supports of Saguna worship—like approaching the Liṅga with devotion. Hearing and chanting function as devotional contact with Śiva’s presence, comparable to receiving sanctity from the ‘dust of the lotus-feet’.
Regularly listen to Śiva-kathā and perform kīrtana/japa of Śiva’s names (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), particularly on auspicious days like Mahāśivarātri, cultivating purity and devotional steadiness.