Shloka 38
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
य इदम्परमाख्यानं पुण्यं वेदरसान्वितम् । पठति शृणुयाच्चैव सर्व्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्
ya idamparamākhyānaṃ puṇyaṃ vedarasānvitam | paṭhati śṛṇuyāccaiva sarvvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
ผู้ใดสวดอ่านหรือแม้เพียงสดับเรื่องราวอันสูงสุดและศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้—ซึ่งอิ่มด้วยรสแห่งพระเวท—ย่อมได้สมปรารถนาอันควรทั้งปวง ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งพระศิวะ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti: the kathā is declared ‘veda-rasa-anvita’ (imbued with Vedic essence), a common Purāṇic authorization for salvific listening/recitation.
Significance: Śravaṇa-paṭhana of Śiva-kathā yields iṣṭa-siddhi (all legitimate aims) and, in Śaiva framing, becomes a doorway to Śiva’s anugraha (grace) that loosens pāśa (bondage).
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It is a phalaśruti declaring that śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of this Śaiva narrative—considered Veda-essence—generates puṇya and invites Śiva’s grace, leading to the fruition of rightful aims and inner uplift.
By praising hearing/reciting Śiva’s sacred account, it supports Saguna-bhakti: approaching Śiva through name, form, and līlā. Such devotion naturally culminates in reverence for the Liṅga as Śiva’s accessible, worshipful presence.
Regular śravaṇa and pāṭha of the Shiva Purana as a vrata-like discipline—ideally with mental remembrance of Śiva and devotional recitation—are the implied practices; no specific bhasma, rudrākṣa, or mantra is explicitly prescribed in this verse.