Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
मुनिप्रश्नवर्णनम्
Description of the Sages’ Questions
इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् । सूतः प्रोवाच सुप्रीतस्तत्संवादानुसारतः
ityākarṇya vacasteṣāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | sūtaḥ provāca suprītastatsaṃvādānusārataḥ
そのように、心を修め観想に励む聖仙たちの言葉を聞き終えると、スータは大いに喜び、かの対話の筋に従って語り始めた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It sanctifies the teaching setting: realized sages inquire, and an authorized narrator responds with joy, showing that Shaiva wisdom unfolds through attentive listening (śravaṇa) and faithful transmission of sacred dialogue.
By establishing the narrative authority of Sūta and the sages’ receptivity, it frames the forthcoming teachings—often including Linga worship and Saguna forms of Shiva—as practices received through lineage-based instruction rather than mere opinion.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening) with a bhāvita (refined, contemplative) mind—preparing one to adopt Shaiva sādhanā such as mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship when taught in the subsequent discourse.