Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi
यः पठेत्पाठयेद्वापि शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेत्तथा । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
yaḥ paṭhetpāṭhayedvāpi śṛṇuyācchrāvayettathā | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Ai tụng đọc, khiến người khác tụng đọc, lắng nghe, hay khiến người khác lắng nghe giáo huấn này—đều đạt mọi mục đích như ý. Về điều ấy, không cần bàn luận thêm nữa.
Suta Goswami (narrating the phalaśruti to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Elevates multiple modes of engagement—reciting, commissioning recitation, hearing, facilitating hearing—as equally meritorious; underscores communal transmission (saṅgha-bhakti) as a vehicle of grace.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It declares the phala (assured fruit) of Shiva-kathā: recitation, teaching, hearing, and facilitating hearing are themselves potent acts of bhakti that draw Shiva’s grace, fulfilling aims and culminating in inner purification that supports liberation.
By praising śravaṇa and pāṭha, it frames devotion as accessible worship of Saguna Shiva through sacred narrative—an offering of attention and reverence—complementing external Linga-pūjā with inward absorption in Shiva’s glory.
Regular śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva Purana—especially in a satsanga setting—along with encouraging others to hear/recite, as a simple devotional discipline aligned with Shaiva practice.