Shloka 10
शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya
तावत्सर्वपुराणानि प्रगर्जंति महीतले । यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति जगत्यहो
tāvatsarvapurāṇāni pragarjaṃti mahītale | yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati jagatyaho
ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ശിവപുരാണം ഉദിച്ച് പ്രത്യക്ഷമാകുന്നതുവരെ ഭൂമിയിൽ എല്ലാ പുരാണങ്ങളും ഗർജ്ജിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കും।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the ‘roaring’ of other Purāṇas is a rhetorical image of competing proclamations, resolved when Śiva Purāṇa ‘arises’ as the decisive Śiva-centered revelation.
Significance: Encourages prioritizing Śiva Purāṇa śravaṇa/pāṭha as a Kali-yuga dharma that yields clarity and Śiva-bhakti.
Cosmic Event: Kali-yuga ‘noise’ of many proclamations; the ‘rising’ of Śiva Purāṇa symbolizes a new dispensation of clarity.
FAQs
The verse declares the unique revelatory power of the Śiva Purāṇa: when it manifests, it becomes the decisive scripture that clarifies Shiva-tattva (Pati) and the path of liberation, surpassing general praise found in other Purāṇas.
By affirming the Śiva Purāṇa’s special emergence, it points the seeker toward Śiva-upāsanā as taught here—especially Saguna worship through the Liṅga as the accessible, grace-filled focus through which the Nirguṇa truth is realized.
A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of the Śiva Purāṇa alongside steady Śiva-nāma japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct means to awaken devotion and purify bondage.