Shloka 29
पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्
The Glory of the Purāṇa-Knower and the Fruits of Study, Teaching, and Giving
कथां शैवीं मुहूर्तं वा तदर्द्धं क्षणं च वा । ये शृण्वति नरा भक्त्या न तेषां दुर्गतिर्भवेत्
kathāṃ śaivīṃ muhūrtaṃ vā tadarddhaṃ kṣaṇaṃ ca vā | ye śṛṇvati narā bhaktyā na teṣāṃ durgatirbhavet
信愛をもってシヴァの聖なる物語を聴く者は、ムフールタの間であれ、その半分であれ、たとえ一刹那であれ、悪しき末路に堕ちない。彼らには不幸も転落の運命も起こらない。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana’s teaching on the fruit of śravaṇa/listening)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Promises protection from durgati through even momentary śravaṇa with bhakti—functionally akin to a ‘kavaca’ of grace, though not tied to a site.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that even brief, devotion-filled listening to Śiva-kathā purifies the mind and aligns the soul (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati), preventing a fall into durgati and supporting the path toward liberation through grace.
Śiva-kathā is a form of upāsanā (devotional approach) to Saguna Śiva; hearing His līlā and glory steadies faith, which naturally ripens into reverence for the Liṅga as the accessible sign of the Supreme.
Practice śravaṇa: set aside even a short time to listen to Shiva Purana recitation with bhakti; ideally accompany it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a simple offering like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as remembrance.