Shloka 50
मित्रसह-राज्ञो रक्षत्व-शापकथा — The Curse that Turns King Mitrasaha into a Rakshasa
Vasiṣṭha’s Śāpa Narrative
य इमां शृणुयान्नित्यं महाबलकथां प्रियाम् । त्रिसप्तकुलजैस्सार्द्धं शिवलोके व्रजत्यसौ
ya imāṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ mahābalakathāṃ priyām | trisaptakulajaissārddhaṃ śivaloke vrajatyasau
Sinumang araw-araw na nakikinig sa minamahal na salaysay na ito tungkol sa Mahābala (dakilang kapangyarihan ni Panginoong Śiva), ang taong iyon—kasama ang mga isinilang sa dalawampu’t isang salinlahi ng kanyang angkan—ay makararating sa Śivaloka.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Sthala Purana: Phalaśruti for śravaṇa: daily listening to the Mahābala-kathā carries the listener (and their lineage) to Śivaloka.
Significance: Elevates śravaṇa-bhakti as an efficacious upāya: not only individual uplift but kula-anugraha (benefit to 21 generations) through Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that steady śravaṇa (daily listening) to Śiva’s glorious deeds is itself a powerful bhakti-sādhana, producing uplift not only for the devotee but also for their lineage, culminating in entry to Śivaloka.
Kotirudrasaṃhitā emphasizes devotion to Śiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing presence (Saguna Śiva), especially through Jyotirliṅga-mahātmya; hearing these accounts is treated as an act of worship comparable to reverent approach to the Liṅga.
Regular śravaṇa—daily recitation/listening to Śiva-kathā (especially Jyotirliṅga narratives)—as a consistent devotional observance; it can be paired with simple practices like remembering Śiva and offering mental reverence while listening.