विचित्रं शिवभक्तानां चरितं पापनाशनम् । स्वर्गापवर्गयोः सत्यं साधनं तद्ब्रवीम्यहम्
vicitraṃ śivabhaktānāṃ caritaṃ pāpanāśanam | svargāpavargayoḥ satyaṃ sādhanaṃ tadbravīmyaham
“湿婆(Śiva)信众的行持奇妙,能灭除罪垢。此乃通向天界与解脱的真实法门——我如是宣说。”
Sūta
Listener: Śaunaka and assembled sages
Scene: Devotees of Śiva engaged in exemplary conduct: worship at a liṅga, feeding ascetics, truth-speaking, service; above them symbolic paths to svarga and apavarga, with Śiva’s grace unifying both.
Devotional lives and narratives of Śiva’s devotees are upheld as purifying and as an authentic path yielding both worldly merit and ultimate liberation.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse praises the salvific power of Śiva-bhakta carita.
No formal ritual is stated; the implied practice is devotion and attentive listening/engagement with devotees’ lives.