Shloka 19

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

शैलादिरुवाच इदं तु वैष्णवं स्तोत्रं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि क्षुपेण परिकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

śailādiruvāca idaṃ tu vaiṣṇavaṃ stotraṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi kṣupeṇa parikīrtitam

Translation

ไศลาทีกล่าวว่า “บทสรรเสริญไวษณวะนี้เป็นผู้ทำลายบาปทั้งปวง ผู้ใดสวดอ่าน หรือแม้เพียงได้ฟังเมื่อมีการขับสาธยายอย่างถูกต้อง ผู้นั้นย่อมหมดมลทินแห่งบาป”

Word by Word

• शैलादिः: Śailādi (the speaker)

• उवाच: said

• इदम्: this

• तु: indeed

• वैष्णवम्: pertaining to Viṣṇu / Vaiṣṇava

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn of praise

• सर्व: all

• पाप: sins / demerits

• प्रणाशनम्: destroyer

• यः: whoever

• पठेत्: should recite

• शृणुयात्: should hear

• वा अपि: or even

• क्षुपेण: by (a) Kṣupa (as named chanter/reciter) / by a proper reciter (contextual)

• परिकीर्तितम्: fully proclaimed / chanted aloud.

Speaker

Śailādi

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes that hearing or reciting an approved hymn (here, a Vaiṣṇava stotra) purifies pāpa, supporting the Purāṇic principle that devotion and śravaṇa aid the Pashu (bound soul) in loosening pāśa (bondage) on the path toward Pati (the Lord), consistent with Linga-centered dharma.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By praising a Vaiṣṇava hymn within the Linga Purāṇa narrative, it implies non-contradiction in devotion: Shiva-tattva as Pati is not threatened by sincere praise of Viṣṇu, reinforcing a unity-of-divine intent where purity of consciousness is primary.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śravaṇa (devotional hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of stotras are highlighted as practical sādhana—accessible disciplines that purify the mind and prepare the aspirant for deeper observances like Shiva-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented restraint.