Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु नारद सुप्रीत्या चरित्रं शशिमौलिनः । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण निर्विकारो भवेन्नरः
brahmovāca | śṛṇu nārada suprītyā caritraṃ śaśimaulinaḥ | yasya śravaṇamātreṇa nirvikāro bhavennaraḥ
Phạm Thiên nói: “Hỡi Nārada, hãy lắng nghe với niềm hoan hỷ của lòng sùng kính câu chuyện thiêng về Đấng Nguyệt Miện (Śiva). Chỉ cần nghe thôi, con người liền dứt mọi xao động nội tâm và trở nên bất động.”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Śiva-kathā-śravaṇa is presented as intrinsically purifying—granting nirvikāratā (steadiness), a fruit akin to tīrtha-yātrā merit.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout hearing) of Śiva’s caritra is itself a purifying sādhana: it calms vṛttis (mental modifications), loosens bondage (pāśa), and turns the devotee toward Pati (Śiva), resulting in a nirvikāra, steady inner state.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva—“the Moon-crested Lord”—whose divine qualities and deeds are contemplated through Shiva-kathā. Hearing such narration supports Linga-bhakti by deepening devotion, steadiness, and reverence, which then expresses as pūjā, mantra-japa, and temple worship.
Practice śravaṇa of Shiva Purana/Shiva-kathā with suprīti (joyful devotion), ideally followed by remembrance and japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize the mind in a nirvikāra state.