Shloka 27

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

The Glory of the Purāṇa-Knower and the Fruits of Study, Teaching, and Giving

Devanagari script

यदि प्रतिदिनं श्रोतुमशक्तो मानवो भवेत् । पुण्यमासादिषु मुने शृणुयाच्छांकरीं कथाम्

Transliteration

yadi pratidinaṃ śrotumaśakto mānavo bhavet | puṇyamāsādiṣu mune śṛṇuyācchāṃkarīṃ kathām

Translation

اگر انسان روزانہ سننے سے عاجز ہو، تو اے مُنی، پُنیہ مہینوں اور دیگر مبارک اوقات میں شَنکر سے متعلق مقدس کتھا ضرور سنے۔

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional conjunction (शर्त-सम्बन्धक-अव्यय)

• prati-dinam: daily
• prati-dinam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva adverb (अव्ययीभाव)

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• aśaktaḥ: unable
• aśaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-śakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mānavaḥ: a man, human
• mānavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavet: should be
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṇya-māsa-ādiṣu: in auspicious months and the like
• puṇya-māsa-ādiṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष) ‘in auspicious months etc.’; Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• śṛṇuyāt: should listen
• śṛṇuyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāṃkarīm: pertaining to Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śāṃkarīm: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṃkarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with कथाम्

• kathām: story, discourse
• kathām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse gestures to kāla-viśeṣa (holy months/auspicious times) as windows of intensified merit—akin to tīrtha-kāla logic in sthala traditions, though no single Jyotirliṅga is specified.

Significance: Encourages periodic intensification of śravaṇa during puṇya-kāla when daily practice is not feasible; aligns with pilgrimage-season religiosity (māsa-vrata culture).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that Śravaṇa (devotional listening) to Śiva-kathā is a powerful sādhana; even if daily practice is not possible, hearing during auspicious periods sustains devotion and purifies the mind toward Shiva-realization.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Śaṅkara-kathā supports Saguna upāsanā by keeping the devotee’s awareness fixed on Shiva’s compassionate forms and līlās, which naturally matures into steadiness in Linga-worship and reverence for Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical instruction is to schedule Shiva-kathā śravaṇa in puṇya-māsa and festival times (e.g., Mahāśivarātri), ideally alongside simple Shiva devotion such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and respectful observances.