Shloka 48
Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ह्येकवारं भवेत्पापं हि भस्मसात् । अभक्तो भक्तिमाप्नोति भक्तस्य भक्तिवर्द्धनम्
etacchrutvā hyekavāraṃ bhavetpāpaṃ hi bhasmasāt | abhakto bhaktimāpnoti bhaktasya bhaktivarddhanam
اسے ایک بار بھی سن لیا جائے تو گناہ راکھ ہو جاتا ہے۔ بے بھکت بھی بھکتی پا لیتا ہے، اور بھکت کی بھکتی اور بڑھ جاتی ہے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga legend; it states the phala-śruti: even one hearing burns pāpa to ashes and generates/increases bhakti—typical Purāṇic closure emphasizing transformative grace.
Significance: Promises purification (pāpa-kṣaya) and bhakti-utpatti/bhakti-vṛddhi through śravaṇa; functions as a ‘phalaśruti’ motivating recitation and listening.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva principle that śravaṇa (hearing Shiva’s sacred account) purifies karmic impurity—sins are ‘burnt to ash’—and awakens bhakti, which is itself a direct means toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.
In the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā, the glory of Jyotirliṅgas is transmitted through Shiva-kathā; hearing that glory turns the mind toward Saguna Shiva (Shiva as worshipful Lord), making liṅga-bhakti arise in the non-devotee and deepen in the devotee.
Regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana/Jyotirlinga māhātmya (even a single attentive hearing), ideally supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple liṅga-upāsanā, is implied as the practical takeaway.