Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
शृणु शैवीं कथां नित्यं वद शैवीं कथां सदा । पूजयस्वातियत्नेन शिवभक्तान्पुनः पुनः
śṛṇu śaivīṃ kathāṃ nityaṃ vada śaivīṃ kathāṃ sadā | pūjayasvātiyatnena śivabhaktānpunaḥ punaḥ
Ouve diariamente a narrativa sagrada śaiva e fala sempre da narrativa śaiva. Com grande esforço e reverência, honra repetidas vezes os devotos de Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Śiva-kathā-śravaṇa/kīrtana and honoring Śiva-bhaktas are framed as direct supports for receiving Śiva’s grace and loosening pāśa (bondage) through satsanga.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches a Shaiva path of liberation rooted in śravaṇa (listening), kīrtana (speaking the Lord’s glory), and sevā (reverent service)—especially honoring Shiva’s devotees, which purifies the mind and strengthens bhakti toward Pati (Shiva).
By urging constant Shaiva kathā and repeated honoring of Shiva-bhaktas, it supports Saguna worship in lived form: devotion expressed through remembrance, praise, and community practice that naturally culminates in Linga-pūjā and temple-centered devotion.
Regular śravaṇa-kathā (daily hearing/reading of Shiva Purana), kīrtana or japa-like recitation of Shiva’s glories, and bhakta-pūjā (service to devotees); these can be paired with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady daily discipline.