Shloka 133
Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana
The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva
ततः स कौतुकी शम्भुश्चकार चरितं द्विजाः । महाद्भुतं सुखकरं तदेव शृणुतादरात्
tataḥ sa kautukī śambhuścakāra caritaṃ dvijāḥ | mahādbhutaṃ sukhakaraṃ tadeva śṛṇutādarāt
Kemudian Śambhu, digerakkan oleh lila ilahi yang penuh keriangan, melakukan suatu kisah suci, wahai para dwija—amat menakjubkan dan membawa kebahagiaan. Dengarkanlah kisah itu dengan penuh hormat.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Sthala Purana: This is a narrative hinge: Śambhu, in līlā (kautuka), initiates a wondrous episode. It does not specify a jyotirliṅga site but signals an impending ‘carita’ (sacred act) often used in sthala-purāṇa style storytelling.
Significance: Hearing (śravaṇa) of Śiva’s līlā is presented as ‘sukhakara’—joy-bestowing—supporting the Purāṇic claim that attentive listening itself is a sādhanā leading toward grace.
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (reverent listening) as a direct bhakti-practice: hearing Śiva’s wondrous deeds with adara purifies the mind and turns the soul toward Pati (Śiva), loosening pāśa (bondage) and supporting liberation.
By presenting Śambhu’s “carita” as joy-bestowing and worthy of attentive hearing, the text directs devotees to approach Saguna Śiva—whose līlā is accessible through narration, pilgrimage, and Linga-worship—so devotion ripens into grace.
Practice daily śravaṇa and kīrtana of Śiva-kathā with reverence, ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple worship such as offering water to the Linga.