सृष्टिवर्णनम्
Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti
सूत उवाच । मुने शृणु कथां दिव्यां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् । कथ्यमानां मया चित्रां बह्वर्थां श्रुतविस्तराम्
sūta uvāca | mune śṛṇu kathāṃ divyāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm | kathyamānāṃ mayā citrāṃ bahvarthāṃ śrutavistarām
ສູຕະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ມຸນີ ຈົ່ງຟັງເລື່ອງລາວອັນທິບພະນີ້ ຜູ້ທຳລາຍບາບທັງປວງ. ເມື່ອຂ້ອຍເລົ່າ ມັນອັດສະຈັນ ມີຄວາມໝາຍຫຼາຍ ແລະກວ້າງໃຫຍ່ຕາມສືບສານທີ່ໄດ້ຍິນມາໃນຄຳສອນສັກສິດ.
Suta Goswami (Sūta)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
It glorifies śravaṇa (devotional listening) of a Shiva-centered divine narrative as a purifier that destroys pāpa and opens the listener to deeper, multi-layered spiritual meaning.
By presenting the kathā as sin-destroying and divinely transmitted, it frames Saguna Shiva devotion—often expressed through Linga worship—as a valid and potent means for purification and inner transformation.
Regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana kathā with faith and concentration—ideally supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is implied as the practical takeaway.