Shiva Purana

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तस्माच्छ्रवणमेवादौ श्रुत्वा गुरुमुखाद्बुधः । ततः संसाधयेदन्यत्कीर्तनं मननं सुधीः २५ ।

sanskrit

Hence Śravaṇa (listening) is the first rite. The intelligent scholar must listen to the oral explanation of the preceptor and then practise the other rites.—Kīrtana (glorifying) and Manana (deliberation).

english translation

tasmAcchravaNamevAdau zrutvA gurumukhAdbudhaH | tataH saMsAdhayedanyatkIrtanaM mananaM sudhIH 25 |

hk transliteration