Shloka 44
Droṇācārya’s Tapas and the Manifestation of Śiva: The Birth-Grant of Aśvatthāmā (अश्वत्थामा-अवतार-प्रसङ्गः)
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या कीर्तयेद्वा समाहितः । स सिद्धिम्प्राप्नुयादिष्टामन्ते शिवपुरं व्रजेत्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā kīrtayedvā samāhitaḥ | sa siddhimprāpnuyādiṣṭāmante śivapuraṃ vrajet
جو اسے عقیدت سے سنے یا یکسوئی کے ساتھ اس کا کیرتن کرے، وہ مطلوبہ سِدھی پاتا ہے اور آخرکار شِوپور—بھگوان شِو کے دھام—کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Significance: Phalaśruti: śravaṇa/kīrtana of the avatāra narrative yields iṣṭa-siddhi and culminates in attainment of Śivapura (Śiva-loka), i.e., proximity to the Lord.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares Śravaṇa (devout listening) and Kīrtana (devotional recitation) as direct means to siddhi and, ultimately, liberation-oriented attainment—reaching Śiva’s abode (Śivapura) through focused bhakti.
By emphasizing hearing and proclaiming Śiva’s glories, it supports Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva with attributes (including Liṅga worship)—as a practical path that ripens the soul toward Śiva’s grace and final union in His realm.
Regular śravaṇa of Śiva Purāṇa passages and kīrtana/recitation with samāhita-citta (steady attention); as a complementary Shaiva practice, one may recite with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a calm, disciplined mind.