Shloka 7
शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्
Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā
सनत्कुमार उवाच । शृणु व्यास महाबुद्धे शांकरीं सुखदां कथाम् । तस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण शिवे भक्तिः प्रजायते
sanatkumāra uvāca | śṛṇu vyāsa mahābuddhe śāṃkarīṃ sukhadāṃ kathām | tasyāḥ śravaṇamātreṇa śive bhaktiḥ prajāyate
سنتکُمار نے کہا—اے عظیم عقل والے ویاس، یہ شاکری خوشی بخش کتھا سنو۔ اس کے محض سن لینے سے ہی شِو میں بھکتی پیدا ہو جاتی ہے۔
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Emphasizes śravaṇa-māhātmya: hearing Śiva-kathā itself is a means that ripens bhakti and becomes a doorway to grace (anugraha).
Type: stotra
FAQs
It declares śravaṇa (devout listening) to Śiva-centered sacred narrative as a direct cause of bhakti—an inner grace-response that turns the mind toward Pati (Śiva) and loosens bondage (pāśa).
Śiva-kathā cultivates reverence and loving attention toward Saguna Śiva—making the heart fit to worship the Liṅga with faith; hearing becomes the doorway that ripens into pūjā, japa, and surrender.
Regularly hear or recite Śiva-kathā (especially in a vrata or on Mahāśivarātri) as a bhakti-sādhana; it naturally supports mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and focused remembrance of Śiva.