Shloka 23
शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya
एतच्छिवपुराणं यस्साधारणपदेच्छया । अन्यतः शृणुयात्सोऽपि मत्तो मुच्येत पातकात्
etacchivapurāṇaṃ yassādhāraṇapadecchayā | anyataḥ śṛṇuyātso'pi matto mucyeta pātakāt
ຜູ້ໃດຟັງ «ຊິວະປຸຣານະ» ນີ້ ແມ່ນແຕ່ດ້ວຍໃຈປາຖະໜາທົ່ວໄປ ຢາກໄດ້ຜົນປະໂຫຍດໂລກີ, ຖ້າຟັງຈາກຜູ້ອື່ນຜູ້ສວດອ່ານ ຜູ້ນັ້ນກໍຈະພົ້ນຈາກບາບ ໂດຍພຣະອົງ—ພຣະສິວະ—ເອງ।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching within the Vidyeshvara/Viśveśvara context)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It declares the purifying power of śravaṇa (devout listening) to Śiva-kathā: even if one begins with worldly motives, contact with the Śiva Purāṇa draws Śiva’s grace and removes pāpa (sin), turning the listener toward liberation.
Hearing the Śiva Purāṇa is presented as direct engagement with Saguna Śiva’s compassionate, accessible grace—like Linga worship—where devotion can begin in a simple, “ordinary” way yet still becomes a channel for purification and upliftment.
Regular śravaṇa of the Śiva Purāṇa from a competent speaker (kathā/pravacana) is recommended; as a practical takeaway, pair listening with simple Śiva-bhakti such as mental japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).