Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । पठेद्वा पाठयेद्वापि सर्वान्कामान वाप्नुयात्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | paṭhedvā pāṭhayedvāpi sarvānkāmāna vāpnuyāt
អ្នកណាដែលស្តាប់វានេះជានិច្ច ឬដោយចិត្តស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ធ្វើឲ្យអ្នកដទៃស្តាប់; ឬអានវា ឬឲ្យគេអានក៏ដោយ នឹងសម្រេចបានកាមប្រាថ្នាដ៏គួរគាប់ទាំងអស់។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) and pāṭha (recitation) done with samāhita-bhāva (steady attention) generate merit and grace, leading to the fulfillment of dharmic aims and inner auspiciousness under Shiva’s protection.
In Saguna Shiva devotion, hearing and reciting Shiva-kathā functions as an act of worship comparable to offerings at the Linga—turning the mind toward Shiva and invoking his anugraha (grace), which ripens into both worldly well-being and spiritual progress.
A simple practice is daily scripture-listening/reading with a focused mind (samāhita), ideally alongside Shiva upāsanā such as japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful participation in recitation sessions (pāṭha/śravaṇa).