Shloka 33
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
म्लेच्छो वाप्यन्त्यजो वापि षण्ढो वापि मुनीश्वराः । द्विजो भूत्वा भवेन्मुक्तस्तस्मात्तद्दर्शनं चरेत्
mleccho vāpyantyajo vāpi ṣaṇḍho vāpi munīśvarāḥ | dvijo bhūtvā bhavenmuktastasmāttaddarśanaṃ caret
يا خيرَ الحكماء، حتى الأجنبيّ، أو المنبوذ، أو حتى الخصيّ—بنعمة الرب—يمكنه أن ينال المقام المقدّس «ذو الميلادين» (دْفيجا) فيصير مُتحرّرًا. لذلك ينبغي السعي إلى الدَّرشَن (darśana): الرؤية المباركة لشيفا، ولا سيّما عند الجيوتيِرلِنغا (Jyotirliṅga).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse teaches that Śiva’s grace and darśana can spiritually transform any person—regardless of birth or social label—into a “dvija” in the sense of inner rebirth, culminating in moksha.
In the Kotirudra context, “tad-darśana” points to approaching Śiva in a worshipable, accessible form—especially the Jyotirliṅga—where Saguna devotion (darśana, pūjā, pilgrimage) becomes a direct means for purification and liberation.
It recommends undertaking Śiva-darśana—practically, visiting a Jyotirliṅga with devotion, performing liṅga-pūjā, and supporting it with Shaiva disciplines like japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” vibhūti (tripuṇḍra), and rudrākṣa as one’s capacity allows.