Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61
शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)
कन्या च सुखसौभण्यशीलाचारगुणान्विता । साध्वी स्यात्पुत्रिणी प्रीत्या श्रुत्वाख्यानमिदं शुभम्
kanyā ca sukhasaubhaṇyaśīlācāraguṇānvitā | sādhvī syātputriṇī prītyā śrutvākhyānamidaṃ śubham
സുഖസൗഭാഗ്യസമ്പന്നയും ശീല-സദാചാര-ഗുണങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതയുമായ കന്യ ഈ ശുഭമായ പവിത്രാഖ്യാനം പ്രീതിയോടെ ശ്രവിച്ചാൽ, അവൾ സാധ്വിയാകുകയും പുത്രസന്താനത്തോടെ ധന്യയാകുകയും ചെയ്യും।
Sūta Gosvāmī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva principle of śravaṇa (devotional hearing): listening to Shiva’s sacred narrative refines conduct and character (ācāra, guṇa) and bestows auspicious fruits, indicating that inner purification and grace arise through bhakti-centered engagement with scripture.
By praising the merit of hearing Shiva’s līlā and teachings, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion—kathā-śravaṇa as a complementary limb of worship alongside pūjā of the Śiva-liṅga, cultivating devotion that matures into steadiness in dharma.
A practical takeaway is regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana kathā (especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri) with a devotional vow, optionally paired with simple Śiva worship such as pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize the virtues praised in the verse.