Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46
स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake
तस्मात्पुनःपुनश्चैव श्रोतव्यं हि मुमुक्षुभिः । पञ्चावृत्तिः प्रकर्तव्या पुराणस्यास्य सद्धिया
tasmātpunaḥpunaścaiva śrotavyaṃ hi mumukṣubhiḥ | pañcāvṛttiḥ prakartavyā purāṇasyāsya saddhiyā
Oleh itu, mereka yang mendambakan pembebasan hendaklah mendengarnya berulang-ulang. Dengan akal yang jernih dan benar, lakukanlah lima kali bacaan (atau pendengaran) Purāṇa ini.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Frames śravaṇa as a mokṣa-sādhana for mumukṣus; the ‘five recitations’ functions like a vrata/anuṣṭhāna, comparable to repeated temple visits or parāyaṇa cycles.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that moksha-oriented seekers should repeatedly hear the Shiva Purana, because sustained śravaṇa refines the intellect (saddhī) and deepens devotion and right knowledge of Pati (Shiva), loosening the bonds of pāśa.
Repeated hearing of Shiva’s Purana strengthens bhakti toward Saguna Shiva—often approached through Linga worship—so the mind becomes steady in devotion and gradually fit to grasp Shiva’s higher, transcendent reality beyond form.
It directly recommends pañcāvṛtti—fivefold listening/recitation of the Shiva Purana—as a disciplined devotional observance (purāṇa-pārāyaṇa), ideally done with focused attention and a purified intention for liberation.