Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
सती-शिवचरित्रप्रसङ्गः / The Account of Satī and Śiva’s Divine Conduct
Prelude to Detailed Narrative
ततः किमभवत्तत्र किमकार्षीन्महेश्वरः । तत्सर्वं मे समाचक्ष्व श्रद्धायुक् तच्छुतावहम्
tataḥ kimabhavattatra kimakārṣīnmaheśvaraḥ | tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva śraddhāyuk tacchutāvaham
“Kemudian apakah yang berlaku di sana, dan apakah yang dilakukan oleh Maheśvara? Ceritakanlah kepadaku semuanya dengan lengkap, kerana aku dipenuhi śraddhā dan sangat ingin mendengarnya.”
A listener (disciple-like inquirer) addressing the narrator within the Satīkhaṇḍa dialogue (contextually a devotee asking for the next events about Śiva).
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights śraddhā (faith) and śravaṇa (devout listening) as a primary doorway to grace—seeking Śiva’s actions with reverence is itself a purifying Shaiva practice.
The verse approaches Śiva as Maheśvara—Saguna, knowable through divine deeds (līlā). In the Purāṇic mode, hearing such līlās supports loving worship that naturally culminates in Linga-devotion.
Śiva-kathā-śravaṇa (listening to Shiva’s sacred narrative) with śraddhā—ideally accompanied by mantra-japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a focused, receptive mind.