पुराणश्रवणप्रस्तावः
Prologue to the Recitation of the Śaiva Purāṇa
तत्तद्भक्त्यनुसारेण सर्वेषां परमं फलम् । तत्साधनं बहुविधं साक्षादीशेन बोधितम्
tattadbhaktyanusāreṇa sarveṣāṃ paramaṃ phalam | tatsādhanaṃ bahuvidhaṃ sākṣādīśena bodhitam
Tùy theo mức độ bhakti của mỗi người, quả vị tối thượng đến với tất cả. Phương tiện để đạt quả ấy có nhiều loại, và đã được chính Īśa (Śiva) trực tiếp chỉ dạy.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
It teaches that the highest spiritual result is attainable by all, but it manifests according to the depth and quality of one’s bhakti; Śiva compassionately provides multiple valid paths (sādhanas) suited to different temperaments.
The verse supports Saguna upāsanā: since devotion varies, Śiva prescribes diverse concrete means—such as Linga worship, mantra-japa, and disciplined observances—through which devotees can approach the supreme fruit according to their capacity.
It implies adopting an appropriate Shiva-sādhana taught in the Purana—commonly Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā with bilva, and supportive disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—chosen according to one’s devotion and steadiness.