Shloka 44
अवधूतेश्वरलीला (Avadhūteśvara-līlā) — Śiva Tests Indra’s Pride on the Way to Kailāsa
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । इह सर्वसुखं भुक्त्वा सोन्ते शिवगतिं लभेत्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | iha sarvasukhaṃ bhuktvā sonte śivagatiṃ labhet
Siapa pun yang dengan batin terpusat senantiasa mendengarkan ajaran suci ini atau membuatnya dilantunkan bagi orang lain, menikmati segala kebahagiaan di dunia ini dan pada akhirnya mencapai keadaan luhur Śiva.
Suta Goswami (narrating the फलश्रुति to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; it universalizes access to ‘śiva-gati’ through disciplined listening/recitation.
Significance: Frames daily śravaṇa/pāṭha as a sādhanā yielding iha-sukha (worldly well-being) and ante śiva-gati (final liberation/union with Śiva’s state).
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined śravaṇa (devotional listening) and sharing sacred narration, done with a steady mind, yields both worldly well-being and the highest fruit—śiva-gati, union with Shiva’s liberating grace.
Listening and reciting the Purana is itself a form of Saguna Shiva-upāsanā: the devotee approaches Shiva through sacred sound, story, and praise, which supports devotion to the Linga and culminates in Shiva’s saving state (śiva-gati).
Regular pāṭha/śravaṇa (daily recitation or listening) done in samāhita-bhāva (concentrated awareness); it can be paired with simple Shaiva observances like mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara), bhasma/tripuṇḍra, or Rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines.