Shloka 13

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

तावत्सर्वाणि क्षेत्राणि विवदंति महीतले । यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति महीतले

Transliteration

tāvatsarvāṇi kṣetrāṇi vivadaṃti mahītale | yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati mahītale

Translation

భూమిపై శివపురాణం ఉదయించేవరకు భూమిపై ఉన్న సమస్త పుణ్యక్షేత్రాలు పరస్పరం శ్రేష్ఠత కోసం వాదించుకుంటూ ఉంటాయి।

Word by Word

तावत्until then/so long

सर्वाणिall

क्षेत्राणिsacred fields/holy places

विवदन्तिdispute/contend

महीतलेon the earth’s surface

यावत्until/as long as

शिवपुराणम्the Śiva Purāṇa

हिindeed

नnot

उदेष्यतिwill arise/appear

महीतलेon the earth’s surface

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It proclaims the Śiva Purāṇa as a decisive revelation that harmonizes and surpasses competing claims of various tīrthas, directing seekers toward Śiva-bhakti and right knowledge as the sure path to liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By elevating the Śiva Purāṇa’s authority, it implicitly elevates its prescribed forms of Saguna worship—especially devotion to Śiva as Liṅga—showing that scripturally guided worship unifies the merit of many sacred places.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Study/hearing (śravaṇa) of the Śiva Purāṇa with devotion, alongside steady Śiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), is the practical takeaway.