Shloka 4
सृष्टिवर्णनम्
Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti
यश्चैनां पाठयेत्तां च शृणुयाद्वाऽप्यभीक्ष्णशः । स्ववंशधारणं कृत्वा स्वर्गलोके महीयते
yaścaināṃ pāṭhayettāṃ ca śṛṇuyādvā'pyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ | svavaṃśadhāraṇaṃ kṛtvā svargaloke mahīyate
ଯେ ଏହି (ପବିତ୍ର ଉପଦେଶ) ପାଠ କରାଏ, ଏବଂ ଯେ ଏହାକୁ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ଶୁଣେ—ନିଜ ବଂଶଧର୍ମର ଧାରାକୁ ଧାରଣ କରି—ସେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଲୋକରେ ସମ୍ମାନିତ ଓ ମହିମାନ୍ୱିତ ହୁଏ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It praises śravaṇa (devout listening) and pāṭha (recitation/teaching) as Shaiva acts that generate puṇya and elevate the devotee’s spiritual standing, showing that sustained engagement with Shiva-kathā purifies the mind and supports dharma.
Reciting and hearing Shiva-centered scripture is a core limb of Saguna Shiva devotion—honoring Shiva through nāma, guṇa, and līlā—often performed alongside Linga-pūjā; the verse emphasizes that such devotional contact itself is meritorious and uplifting.
Regular pāṭha of the relevant chapter and attentive śravaṇa—ideally in a daily or vrata context (e.g., Mahāśivarātri)—can be paired with simple Linga worship, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and maintaining a disciplined dhārmic life.