Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 59
Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
एतां यः शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । स भुक्त्वेहाखिलान्भोगानंते परगतिं लभेत्
etāṃ yaḥ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | sa bhuktvehākhilānbhogānaṃte paragatiṃ labhet
Ai nghe điều này với lòng sùng kính, hoặc với tâm chuyên nhất khiến người khác được nghe—người ấy, sau khi hưởng trọn các lạc thú ở đời này, rốt cuộc sẽ đạt cảnh giới tối thượng (giải thoát cao nhất).
Suta Goswami (narrating the phalaśruti to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Phalaśruti-style assurance: śravaṇa/śrāvaṇa of the preceding Śiva-narrative yields both iha-bhoga (worldly fruition) and ante-paragati (final liberation), framing the teaching as a salvific upāya.
Significance: Hearing/causing others to hear is treated as a meritorious act that culminates in paragati (mokṣa), aligning Purāṇic śravaṇa with Śaiva anugraha.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It is a phalaśruti stating that devoted listening (śravaṇa) or enabling others to listen to Shiva’s sacred account yields both worldly well-being and, ultimately, the supreme goal—liberation through Shiva’s grace (Pati), loosening the bonds (pāśa) of the bound soul (paśu).
In the Kotirudra Saṃhitā, the Jyotirlinga narratives are forms of Saguna Shiva’s accessible grace. Hearing and propagating the Linga-māhātmya is treated as an act of worship (upāsanā) that purifies devotion and culminates in paragati—nearness to Shiva and final release.
Śravaṇa and pāṭha: listen to or recite the Jyotirlinga māhātmya with bhakti and a steady, focused mind (samāhita). It also implies dharmic sharing—organizing recitation sessions, especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri.