Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । पठेद्वा पाठयेद्वापि सर्वान्कामान वाप्नुयात्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | paṭhedvā pāṭhayedvāpi sarvānkāmāna vāpnuyāt
جو اسے روزانہ سنتا ہے، یا یکسو ہو کر دوسروں کو سناتا ہے؛ جو اسے پڑھتا ہے یا پڑھواتا بھی ہے—وہ تمام نیک خواہشات کی تکمیل پاتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) and pāṭha (recitation) done with samāhita-bhāva (steady attention) generate merit and grace, leading to the fulfillment of dharmic aims and inner auspiciousness under Shiva’s protection.
In Saguna Shiva devotion, hearing and reciting Shiva-kathā functions as an act of worship comparable to offerings at the Linga—turning the mind toward Shiva and invoking his anugraha (grace), which ripens into both worldly well-being and spiritual progress.
A simple practice is daily scripture-listening/reading with a focused mind (samāhita), ideally alongside Shiva upāsanā such as japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful participation in recitation sessions (pāṭha/śravaṇa).