Shloka 40
न भवेयुः पुराणानि धर्ममार्गे क्षणानि तु । यद्यत्र यद्व्रती स्थाता चात्र पारत्रकी कथाम्
na bhaveyuḥ purāṇāni dharmamārge kṣaṇāni tu | yadyatra yadvratī sthātā cātra pāratrakī kathām
જો પુરાણો ન હોત, તો ધર્મમાર્ગ પર એક ક્ષણ પણ ટકવું શક્ય ન હોત. જ્યાં જ્યાં વ્રતધારી રહે છે, ત્યાં પુરાણોપદેશથી પરલોકસંબંધિત કથા સ્થાપિત થાય છે.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames Purāṇas as sustaining dharma across time (‘even a moment’), functioning like a stabilizing tīrtha of discourse wherever a vratin resides.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares the Purāṇas as practical supports of dharma: they preserve right understanding and inspire vow-based living, leading the seeker toward otherworldly good—heavenly merit and ultimately moksha under Shiva’s grace.
By affirming Purāṇic teaching as the guide for dharma, it indirectly grounds Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā, vrata, and katha-śravaṇa—as scripturally upheld means that purify the pashu (bound soul) and orient it to Pati (Shiva).
The verse points to vrata (religious observance) supported by Purāṇic śravaṇa/kathā—regular hearing or recitation of Shiva Purana teachings—as a steady practice that strengthens dharma and contemplation of the beyond.