Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61
शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)
कन्या च सुखसौभण्यशीलाचारगुणान्विता । साध्वी स्यात्पुत्रिणी प्रीत्या श्रुत्वाख्यानमिदं शुभम्
kanyā ca sukhasaubhaṇyaśīlācāraguṇānvitā | sādhvī syātputriṇī prītyā śrutvākhyānamidaṃ śubham
Một thiếu nữ, đầy đủ an lạc và phúc lộc, lại có phẩm hạnh cao quý, nếp sống chánh hạnh và các đức tính tốt lành—khi hoan hỷ nghe thánh truyện cát tường này—sẽ trở thành người phụ nữ trinh khiết, tận hiến, và được ban phúc có con trai.
Sūta Gosvāmī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva principle of śravaṇa (devotional hearing): listening to Shiva’s sacred narrative refines conduct and character (ācāra, guṇa) and bestows auspicious fruits, indicating that inner purification and grace arise through bhakti-centered engagement with scripture.
By praising the merit of hearing Shiva’s līlā and teachings, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion—kathā-śravaṇa as a complementary limb of worship alongside pūjā of the Śiva-liṅga, cultivating devotion that matures into steadiness in dharma.
A practical takeaway is regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana kathā (especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri) with a devotional vow, optionally paired with simple Śiva worship such as pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize the virtues praised in the verse.