Shloka 22
Śravaṇa–Kīrtana–Manana: Definitions and Hierarchy of Śaiva Sādhanā (श्रवणकीर्तनमनन-निरूपणम्)
एवमुक्तं समासेन पूर्ववृत्तांतमुत्तमम् । ऋषय ऊचुः । श्रवणादित्रयं सूत मुक्त्योपायस्त्वयेरितः
evamuktaṃ samāsena pūrvavṛttāṃtamuttamam | ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śravaṇāditrayaṃ sūta muktyopāyastvayeritaḥ
Matapos maipahayag nang maikli ang marangal na salaysay ng mga naganap noon, sinabi ng mga rishi: “O Sūta, ipinahayag mo na ang tatlong gawi na nagsisimula sa pakikinig ang landas tungo sa kalayaan (mokṣa).”
The sages (Rishis) of Naimisharanya
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva path to moksha through disciplined reception of Shiva-tattva: hearing sacred teaching, reflecting on it, and steadily contemplating it until it becomes direct inner certainty.
Śravaṇa and the other two practices are nourished by Saguna Shiva worship—hearing the glory of the Linga, reflecting on Shiva’s grace and supremacy, and meditating with one-pointed devotion that matures toward realization of Pati (Shiva) as the liberator.
A practical takeaway is daily śravaṇa of Shiva Purana/kathā, followed by manana (self-inquiry on the teaching) and nididhyāsana (steady meditation), ideally supported by japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”