यत्कथाश्रवणं शंभोः संसारभयनाशनम् । सद्योमुक्तिकरं श्लाघ्यं पवित्रं सर्वदेहिनाम्
yatkathāśravaṇaṃ śaṃbhoḥ saṃsārabhayanāśanam | sadyomuktikaraṃ ślāghyaṃ pavitraṃ sarvadehinām
Nghe thánh truyện của Śambhu sẽ diệt trừ nỗi sợ luân hồi. Điều ấy ban giải thoát tức thời, đáng tán thán, và thanh tịnh hóa mọi chúng sinh mang thân xác.
Narrator/Teacher within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa (contextual; not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Śambhu-kathā (portable tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A congregation listening to a Śiva-kathā: a reciter (paurāṇika) before a Śiva-liṅga or Śiva icon; listeners’ fear dissolves as a dark cloud lifts, replaced by a radiant aura signifying purification and release.
Śiva-kathā śravaṇa is portrayed as a direct purifier that uproots worldly fear and leads swiftly toward liberation.
No specific location is named; the verse glorifies the practice of hearing Śiva’s purāṇic narrative.
The implied practice is kathā-śravaṇa—devotional listening to Śiva’s sacred accounts.