Shloka 48
सतीकृतप्रार्थना तथा परतत्त्वजिज्ञासा — Satī’s Prayer and Inquiry into the Supreme Principle
पुनः पप्रच्छ सद्भक्त्या तत्काण्डविषयं मुने । शास्त्रं सुखकरं लोके जीवोद्धारपरायणम्
punaḥ papraccha sadbhaktyā tatkāṇḍaviṣayaṃ mune | śāstraṃ sukhakaraṃ loke jīvoddhāraparāyaṇam
తరువాత ఆమె సద్భక్తితో మునిని ఆ కాండ విషయమై మరల ప్రశ్నించింది—లోకానికి శుభసుఖకరమైనది, జీవోద్ధారమునకు అంకితమైన శాస్త్రమది।
Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: No specific sthala; the verse praises śāstra/kathā that is ‘jīvoddhāra-parāyaṇa’—aimed at uplifting bound souls—aligning with Siddhānta’s soteriological focus on liberation through grace and right means.
Significance: Frames Purāṇic listening (śravaṇa) and inquiry (praśna) as pilgrim-practice: hearing and questioning sacred teaching for jīva-uddhāra.
FAQs
It highlights that sacred inquiry, done with genuine bhakti, turns the Purana into a living means of jīva-uddhāra—guiding the bound soul toward Shiva’s grace, clarity of dharma, and eventual liberation.
By praising the śāstra as soul-uplifting, the verse implies that listening and questioning about Shiva’s saguna forms and worship—especially Linga devotion taught in the Purana—becomes a practical path for inner purification and closeness to Pati (Shiva).
The practice suggested is śravaṇa and manana—devotional listening and reflective questioning of Shiva’s teachings—often paired in Shaiva practice with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined daily worship.