Shloka 22
Śravaṇa–Kīrtana–Manana: Definitions and Hierarchy of Śaiva Sādhanā (श्रवणकीर्तनमनन-निरूपणम्)
एवमुक्तं समासेन पूर्ववृत्तांतमुत्तमम् । ऋषय ऊचुः । श्रवणादित्रयं सूत मुक्त्योपायस्त्वयेरितः
evamuktaṃ samāsena pūrvavṛttāṃtamuttamam | ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śravaṇāditrayaṃ sūta muktyopāyastvayeritaḥ
既已略闻往昔所发生之殊胜事迹，诸仙人说道：“噢，苏多啊，你已宣说以‘闻’为首的三法，乃得解脱之方便。”
The sages (Rishis) of Naimisharanya
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva path to moksha through disciplined reception of Shiva-tattva: hearing sacred teaching, reflecting on it, and steadily contemplating it until it becomes direct inner certainty.
Śravaṇa and the other two practices are nourished by Saguna Shiva worship—hearing the glory of the Linga, reflecting on Shiva’s grace and supremacy, and meditating with one-pointed devotion that matures toward realization of Pati (Shiva) as the liberator.
A practical takeaway is daily śravaṇa of Shiva Purana/kathā, followed by manana (self-inquiry on the teaching) and nididhyāsana (steady meditation), ideally supported by japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”