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
心を統一してこの聖なる教えを常に聴く者、あるいは他者のために誦読させる者は、この世であらゆる幸福を味わい、ついにはシヴァの至上の境地を得る。
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.