Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56
अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda
शैलेन्द्र कथितं सर्वमितिहासं पुरातनम् । दम्पत्योश्च तयोः प्रीत्या श्रुतं ते परमादरात्
śailendra kathitaṃ sarvamitihāsaṃ purātanam | dampatyośca tayoḥ prītyā śrutaṃ te paramādarāt
ஓ ஷைலேந்திரா! இவ்வெல்லாம் பழமையான புனித வரலாறு கூறப்பட்டது. பரஸ்பர அன்பில் திளைத்த அந்த தம்பதியரின் கதையை நீ மிகுந்த மரியாதையுடன் கேட்டாய்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It elevates śravaṇa (reverent listening) of sacred Shaiva narratives as a bhakti-practice: hearing with love and respect purifies the mind and turns the heart toward Pati (Shiva), the liberating Lord.
By highlighting loving attention to Shiva-related kathā, it supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach Shiva through form, names, and divine stories—an accessible doorway that matures into steadiness in worship, including Liṅga-bhakti.
Kathā-śravaṇa with paramādara—listening to Shiva Purana recitation with devotion—serves as a practical sādhanā; it can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before or after the hearing.