Shloka 42
यक्षेश्वरावतारः (Yakṣeśvara-Avatāra) and the Nīlakaṇṭha Paradigm in the Churning of the Ocean
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वा सुधीः पुमान् । सर्वकामानवाप्नोति ततश्च लभते गतिम्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvā sudhīḥ pumān | sarvakāmānavāpnoti tataśca labhate gatim
ഭക്തിയോടെ ഇത് ശ്രവിക്കുന്നതോ മറ്റുള്ളവർക്കു പാരായണം ചെയ്ത് കേൾപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ബുദ്ധിമാൻ സർവ്വ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും നേടുന്നു; തുടർന്ന് ശിവകൃപയാൽ പരമഗതി—മോക്ഷം—ലഭിക്കുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
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It teaches that bhakti-yukta śravaṇa (devotional listening) and śrāvaṇa (enabling others to hear) are powerful Shaiva disciplines that mature desires into dharmic fulfillment and culminate in gati—Śiva’s liberating grace.
Hearing and transmitting Śiva’s glories is treated as an act of worship comparable to external pūjā; it turns the mind toward Saguna Śiva (as Linga and forms) and prepares the seeker for the highest realization and release.
Regular śravaṇa and pāṭha of Śiva Purāṇa with devotion—especially reciting aloud for others—supported by simple Shaiva observances like mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize the teaching.