They alone have truly been born in this world of the living who always meditate on Viśvanātha, whose speech praises his qualities and whose two ears listen to his story — they cross over the ocean of becoming.
From the Māhātmya that stands before the Śiva Purāṇa. Mind, speech and hearing — the three are named together, and the verse is often recited before a kathā begins.
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Original text
ते जन्मभाजः खलु जीवलोके
ये वै सदा ध्यायन्ति विश्वनाथम् ।
वाणी गुणान् स्तौति कथां शृणोति
श्रोत्रद्वयं ते भवमुत्तरन्ति ॥
te janma-bhājaḥ khalu jīva-loke
ye vai sadā dhyāyanti viśvanātham |
vāṇī guṇān stauti kathāṃ śṛṇoti
śrotra-dvayaṃ te bhavam uttaranti ||
Translation
They alone have truly been born in this world of the living who always meditate on Viśvanātha, whose speech praises his qualities and whose two ears listen to his story — they cross over the ocean of becoming.
Translation by: Om Namah Shivay
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Read the full explanation →The central Purāṇa of Śiva, in seven saṃhitās: Vidyeśvara, Rudra (in five khaṇḍas), Śatarudra, Koṭirudra, Umā, Kailāsa and Vāyavīya. Chapter numbers vary between editions; all our references follow the Gita Press Kalyāṇ Śivamahāpurāṇāṅka.
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