Shloka 53
Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
श्रोष्यत्यद्यापि यश्चेदं मानवो भक्तितत्परः । विज्ञानं शिवसंज्ञं वै भुक्तिं मुक्तिं लभेच्च सः
śroṣyatyadyāpi yaścedaṃ mānavo bhaktitatparaḥ | vijñānaṃ śivasaṃjñaṃ vai bhuktiṃ muktiṃ labhecca saḥ
ഇന്നും ഭക്തിയിൽ തൽപരനായി ഇത് ശ്രവിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ ‘ശിവ’ എന്ന നാമധേയമുള്ള സത്യവിജ്ഞാനം പ്രാപിക്കുകയും ഭുക്തിയും മുക്തിയും രണ്ടും നേടുകയും ചെയ്യും.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it universalizes the promise (‘even today’) that devoted listening yields śiva-saṃjña vijñāna and both bhukti and mukti.
Significance: Emphasizes present accessibility: śiva-jñāna is attainable in any time/place through devotion and listening—functioning as a living sādhana for householders.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that devotional listening (śravaṇa) to Shiva’s sacred narrative is not merely informational—when done with bhakti it matures into śiva-vijñāna (realized knowledge), which becomes a direct means to both well-being in life and final liberation.
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirlinga glory, hearing and contemplating Shiva’s līlā and tīrtha-māhātmya strengthens saguna-bhakti toward the Linga form, which then ripens into inner realization of Shiva as the liberating Lord (Pati).
The implied practice is regular śravaṇa—listening/recitation of Shiva Purana (especially Jyotirlinga māhātmya) with devotion, followed by remembrance and contemplation; it may be paired with simple Shiva-upāsanā such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”.