Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Śivadyuti (शिवद्युति)
Episode: Śiva Purāṇa Vidyeśvara-saṁhitā 4—Excellence of the Means
Description: The sages said, “O holy one, what is śravana? How is kīrtana performed? What is manana? Please expound these precisely.” Brahmā said: “O wise men, the means of śravana (hearing), famous in the world, is listening to words concerning Śiva, in whatever manner, howsoever and wherever they are produced, with the same steady attention as in the sporting dalliance with women. By kīrtana (glorification) is meant the clear expression of Śiva’s exploits, attributes, forms, sports, names etc. in good taste by reciting traditional lore and singing songs of praise, in Sanskrit or even in one’s mother tongue. Re...