Shloka 35
एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations
Rudrāvatāras
य इदं शृणुयात्तात श्रावयेद्वै समाहितः । इह सर्वसुखम्भुक्त्वा ततो मुक्तिं लभेत सः
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyāttāta śrāvayedvai samāhitaḥ | iha sarvasukhambhuktvā tato muktiṃ labheta saḥ
Wahai yang dikasihi, sesiapa yang mendengar ini dengan hati terpusat, atau menyuruhnya dibacakan untuk orang lain, akan menikmati segala kebahagiaan yang mulia di dunia ini, lalu sesudahnya memperoleh mokṣa, pembebasan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site legend; it states the soteriological efficacy of śravaṇa/śrāvaṇa (listening/causing others to listen) culminating in mukti—classic Purāṇic transmission theology.
Significance: Frames kathā-śravaṇa as an accessible upāya: first yielding iha-sukha (worldly auspiciousness) and finally mokṣa—aligning with Siddhānta’s emphasis that liberation is ultimately by Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional listening) and pāṭha/śrāvaṇa (recitation and sharing) of Shiva’s sacred narrative purify the soul, yield auspicious worldly well-being, and ultimately ripen into mokṣa through Shiva’s grace.
By encouraging attentive hearing and propagation of Shiva’s glories, it supports Saguna Shiva-bhakti—commonly expressed through Linga worship—where devotion and remembrance become vehicles for inner purification and liberation.
A practical takeaway is to perform focused śravaṇa/pāṭha of Shiva Purana (especially on Mondays or Mahashivratri), maintaining samāhita-citta (collected attention), optionally alongside japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).