Shloka 65
Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam
The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity
इदमाख्यानमनघं परमं व्याहृतं मया । य एतच्छृणुयात्प्रीत्या सुखी गतिमाप्नुयात्
idamākhyānamanaghaṃ paramaṃ vyāhṛtaṃ mayā | ya etacchṛṇuyātprītyā sukhī gatimāpnuyāt
हे निष्पाप, परम पावन आख्यान मी सांगितले आहे. जो ते प्रेमभक्तीने ऐकतो, तो सुखी होऊन परम गती (मोक्ष) प्राप्त करतो.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Phalaśruti-style assurance: hearing the narrative with prīti yields sukha and gati (highest goal).
Significance: Establishes śravaṇa-bhakti as a valid upāya: attentive listening with devotion purifies the paśu and invites anugraha leading toward mukti.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares śravaṇa (devout listening) of Shiva’s sacred narrative as a direct means to inner auspiciousness and the highest gati—freedom and fulfillment under Shiva’s grace.
By praising the merit of hearing Shiva’s līlā and teachings, it supports Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva through narrated forms, names, and deeds, which ripen the mind toward realization of the Supreme.
Regular śravaṇa/pāraṇa—listening to or reciting the Shiva Purana with prīti (loving intent), ideally alongside simple devotion such as mental japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”