Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9
सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative
ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु तात मुनिश्रेष्ठ कथयामि कथां शुभाम् । यां श्रुत्वा सफलं जन्म भविष्यति न संशयः
brahmovāca | śṛṇu tāta muniśreṣṭha kathayāmi kathāṃ śubhām | yāṃ śrutvā saphalaṃ janma bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
பிரம்மா கூறினார்—அன்புத் தாதா, முனிவருள் சிறந்தவனே, கேள். நான் உனக்கு மங்களமான புனிதக் கதையை உரைக்கிறேன்; அதைச் செவிமடுத்தால் மனிதப் பிறவி நிச்சயமாகப் பயனுறும்—இதில் ஐயமில்லை.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Śravaṇa of Śiva-kathā is presented as life-fulfilling (janma-sāphalya), a core pilgrimage-like merit though not tied to a specific liṅga here.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares śravaṇa (devout hearing) of an auspicious Shaiva narrative as a direct means of accruing merit and ripening the soul toward Shiva-bhakti, making human life meaningful and spiritually successful.
By praising the power of hearing Shiva-kathā, it supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotion to Shiva’s manifest forms and līlās (often centered on the Liṅga) as an accessible doorway that purifies the mind and leads toward deeper realization.
Regular listening/recitation of Shiva Purana kathā with faith (śraddhā) is implied; as a practical takeaway, one may pair śravaṇa with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” for steadiness of devotion.