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Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi

Devanagari script

श्रवणीयं सदा भक्तैर्निःकामैश्च मुमुक्षुभिः । शिवाद्वैतप्रदं चैतत्सदाशिवमयं शिवम्

Transliteration

śravaṇīyaṃ sadā bhaktairniḥkāmaiśca mumukṣubhiḥ | śivādvaitapradaṃ caitatsadāśivamayaṃ śivam

Translation

Ajaran ini hendaklah sentiasa didengari oleh para bhakta—oleh yang tidak berkehendak dan oleh mereka yang mencari pembebasan; kerana ia menganugerahkan kesedaran tidak-dual tentang Śiva, dan ia sendiri berhakikat Sadāśiva—Śiva yang mulia lagi membawa berkat.

Word by Word
श्रवणीयम्to be listened to / worth hearing
श्रवणीयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवणीय (कृदन्त; √श्रु धातु)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive/तव्यत्-अर्थ: ‘should be heard’)
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)
भक्तैःby devotees
भक्तैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)
निःकामैःdesireless
निःकामैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिःकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘भक्तैः’)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
मुमुक्षुभिःby seekers of liberation
मुमुक्षुभिः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘मोक्षं इच्छन्ति’ इति (one who desires liberation)
शिवाद्वैतप्रदम्granting non-duality of Śiva
शिवाद्वैतप्रदम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव + अद्वैत + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘शिवस्य अद्वैतं प्रददाति’ (giving Śiva-nonduality)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)
सदाशिवमयम्consisting of Sadāśiva
सदाशिवमयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसदा + शिव + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सदाशिवेन मयम्’ (consisting of Sadāśiva)
शिवम्Śiva
शिवम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)
Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kumārakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Defines the proper adhikārin (bhakta, niṣkāma, mumukṣu) and the highest fruit: śiva-advaita realization; in Siddhānta terms, experiential nearness/identity in grace while maintaining Śiva’s transcendence in doctrine.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
S
Sadashiva

FAQs

It declares śravaṇa (devout listening) of Śiva-kathā as a direct sādhanā for niṣkāma-bhaktas and mumukṣus, because such hearing purifies bonds (pāśa) and culminates in Śiva-advaita—realization of the Lord as the supreme, auspicious Reality (Sadāśiva).

By praising “hearing” as Sadāśiva-filled, it supports Saguna upāsanā—listening to the Lord’s names, forms, and deeds (including Liṅga-mahātmya)—as a means that ripens the seeker toward the inner, non-dual recognition of Śiva beyond limitation.

Regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana recitation (kathā-śravaṇa), ideally with niṣkāma intent, supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple devotional observances (such as offering water to the Liṅga) to stabilize the mind toward liberation.

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