Shloka 68
Niṣādasya Bhillasya Itihāsaḥ — Śivarātri-vrata-prabhāvaḥ
The Hunter’s Account and the Efficacy of the Śivarātri Observance
ते सर्वे मिलितास्तत्र स्वाश्रमे कृतसुप्रणाः । वृत्तांतं चैव तं सर्वं श्रुत्वा सम्यक् परस्परम्
te sarve militāstatra svāśrame kṛtasupraṇāḥ | vṛttāṃtaṃ caiva taṃ sarvaṃ śrutvā samyak parasparam
ทุกคนมาชุมนุมกัน ณ อาศรมของตน ด้วยปณิธานอันเป็นมงคลและมั่นคง แล้วต่างเล่าให้กันฟังโดยถูกต้องถึงเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมด จึงรู้ความโดยทั่วกัน
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the hermitage assembly functions like a dharma-sabhā where mutual testimony clarifies the hidden order behind events.
Significance: Satsaṅga and śravaṇa (hearing sacred narrative) are implied as purifying acts that prepare the bound souls (paśu) for Śiva’s revealing grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (devotional listening) and satsanga—mutual, truthful sharing of sacred events—as a purifier of understanding that steadies one’s resolve toward Shiva and dharma.
By emphasizing careful hearing and mutual recollection of Shiva’s līlā and tīrtha accounts, it supports Saguna-bhakti: remembrance of Shiva’s manifest grace (often connected in Kotirudra Samhita to Jyotirlinga narratives).
Regular śravaṇa and manana—listening to Shiva Purana recitation and reflecting together—can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a daily sādhana.