Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
इदं सुमंगलाख्यानं यः शृणोति सुसंयतः । सर्वमंगल संयुक्तस्स भवेन्मंगलालयः
idaṃ sumaṃgalākhyānaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti susaṃyataḥ | sarvamaṃgala saṃyuktassa bhavenmaṃgalālayaḥ
தன்னடக்கத்துடன் இந்த மிகச் சுபமங்களமான ஆக்யானத்தை யார் கேட்கிறாரோ, அவர் எல்லா மங்களங்களும் கூடியவராய், தாமே மங்களத்தின் ஆலயமாகிறார்॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Phalaśruti: disciplined listening (susaṃyama) to auspicious Śaiva kathā is said to confer sarva-maṅgala—seen in Siddhānta as ripening of mala-kṣaya and receptivity to grace.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva principle that śravaṇa (devout listening) done with self-restraint purifies the mind, strengthens bhakti, and draws the devotee into Shiva’s auspicious grace—so one becomes a “seat” of mangala (well-being) for oneself and others.
Listening to Shiva-kathā is itself a form of Saguna-upāsanā: it fixes awareness on Shiva’s names, deeds, and compassion, preparing the heart for Linga worship, mantra-japa, and reverent temple or home pūjā with steadiness.
Practice disciplined śravaṇa: hear or recite the chapter with purity and restraint, ideally followed by “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” japa; if one follows Rudra-Shaiva customs, this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for focused devotion.