Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 182
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
य इदं कीर्तयेन्नित्यं शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । स विधूयाशु पापानि शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
ya idaṃ kīrtayennityaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ | sa vidhūyāśu pāpāni śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt
ผู้ใดสวดสรรเสริญบทนี้เป็นนิตย์ หรือรับฟังด้วยจิตตั้งมั่น ผู้นั้นย่อมสลัดบาปทั้งปวงได้โดยเร็ว และบรรลุศิวสายุชยะ—ความเป็นหนึ่งเดียวกับพระศิวะ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: य इदं कीर्तयेन्नित्यं शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । स विधूयाशु पापानि शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined śravaṇa (devotional listening) and kīrtana (devotional recitation) purify pāpa and become direct means toward Śiva’s grace, culminating in sāyujya (liberative union with Śiva).
Recitation and attentive hearing are core acts of Saguna-Śiva devotion; they function like mental worship (mānasa-pūjā) that supports Linga-upāsanā by steadying the mind and invoking Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
A daily vow of focused listening or recitation—ideally alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Śiva-upacāras—emphasizing samāhita (one-pointed) attention.