Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
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सर्वं सविस्तरं तस्मै प्रणम्याहुर्मुहुर्मुहुः । मुनिभिः कथितं श्रुत्वा विश्वकर्मा चतुर्मुखः
sarvaṃ savistaraṃ tasmai praṇamyāhurmuhurmuhuḥ | munibhiḥ kathitaṃ śrutvā viśvakarmā caturmukhaḥ
तस्मै प्रणम्य ते सर्वं सविस्तरं मुहुर्मुहुः प्राहुः। मुनिभिः कथितं श्रुत्वा विश्वकर्मा च चतुर्मुखो ब्रह्मा च सावधानं शुश्रुवतुः।
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It emphasizes śravaṇa (reverent listening) and vinaya (humble bowing) as primary means by which Shaiva knowledge is transmitted—devotionally receiving the sages’ detailed teaching becomes a doorway to Shiva-oriented understanding.
The verse models the Purāṇic method of Saguna Shiva worship through narration: detailed recounting and repeated remembrance of Shiva-tattva and Shiva’s acts supports devotion, which in turn matures into deeper insight into the Supreme Pati.
Regular śravaṇa and pāṭha (listening/recitation) of Shiva Purana with namaskāra (bowing) and repeated remembrance—optionally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is the practical takeaway.