Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)
तस्मिन्नवसरे देवी कौतुकेनातिसंयुता । तदीयं तद्वचश्चैव हितं मेने सुखावहम्
tasminnavasare devī kautukenātisaṃyutā | tadīyaṃ tadvacaścaiva hitaṃ mene sukhāvaham
Ngay lúc ấy, Nữ Thần, tràn đầy lòng hiếu kỳ, xem lời của người ấy là thật sự lợi ích—mang lại an lành và kết thành hạnh phúc.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (reverent listening): the Goddess discerns that spiritually aligned counsel is “hita” (true welfare) and therefore becomes “sukhāvaha” (a source of inner peace), a key Shaiva devotional attitude.
In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva is strengthened by accepting scriptural and guru-instruction as beneficial; such receptive listening matures into disciplined worship (pūjā) and steadiness in Linga-bhakti.
The implied practice is śravaṇa and manana—listen to Shiva-kathā or mantra-upadeśa, reflect on it, and then apply it in daily japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple worship with sincerity.