Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 48
स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake
सप्तकृत्वस्तदावृत्त्यालभन्त शिवदर्शनम् । श्रोष्यत्यथापि यश्चेदं मानवो भक्तितत्परः
saptakṛtvastadāvṛttyālabhanta śivadarśanam | śroṣyatyathāpi yaścedaṃ mānavo bhaktitatparaḥ
ഇത് ഏഴുതവണ ആവർത്തിച്ചാൽ ശിവദർശനം ലഭിക്കുന്നു; ഏകാഗ്രഭക്തിയോടെ ഇത് ശ്രവിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യനും കൃപാഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Significance: Śiva-darśana (direct experiential ‘vision’/realization) is promised through repeated śravaṇa–pāṭha; the verse functions as a māhātmya for the Purāṇa itself rather than a single shrine.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s grace is accessible through bhakti-centered practice: repeated contemplation/recitation and devoted listening mature the soul (paśu) toward direct experience (darśana) of Pati, Lord Śiva.
“Śiva-darśana” here aligns with Saguna worship: through devotional hearing and repetition, the mind becomes purified and fit to perceive Śiva’s gracious presence—often approached in Purāṇic practice through Liṅga-upāsanā and sacred kathā.
Śravaṇa and āvṛtti: listen to the Śiva Purāṇa passage with devotion and repeat/recite it (traditionally seven times) as a focused bhakti-sādhana, supporting steady remembrance of Śiva.