Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
य इदं हि पठेन्नित्यं पाठयेद्वापि भक्तिमन् । शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि स याति परमां गतिम्
ya idaṃ hi paṭhennityaṃ pāṭhayedvāpi bhaktiman | śṛṇuyācchrāvayedvāpi sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
凡具信敬者，恒常诵读此圣记，或令他人诵读；凡聆听此法，或令他人得闻——此人蒙主湿婆恩典，必证至上境界，得最高解脱。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Elevates śravaṇa–pāṭha–pāṭhana as a soteriological ‘pilgrimage of sound’: access to ‘paramā gati’ is democratized through devotional participation, not restricted by place.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares that devotional engagement with Shiva’s Purana—reciting, facilitating recitation, listening, or facilitating listening—purifies the soul and leads to the highest goal, liberation under Shiva’s grace.
Hearing and reciting the Purana is treated as direct Saguna-Shiva worship through sacred sound and remembrance, complementing Linga-puja by cultivating bhakti and Shiva-centered contemplation.
Regular pāṭha (scriptural recitation) and śravaṇa (listening) as a daily vrata; it can be paired with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-upacara to deepen devotion.