Shloka 47

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

कुर्वन्त्या नित्यमेवं हि तस्याश्शंकरपूजनम् । लक्षसंख्याभवत्पूर्णा सर्वकामफलप्रदा

Transliteration

kurvantyā nityamevaṃ hi tasyāśśaṃkarapūjanam | lakṣasaṃkhyābhavatpūrṇā sarvakāmaphalapradā

Translation

حقًّا، إذ كانت تُؤدّي عبادةَ شانكرا على هذا النحو كلَّ يوم، اكتمل عددها إلى «لاك» (مئة ألف)، وصارت تلك العبادة واهبةً لثمار جميع المقاصد المرغوبة.

Word by Word

• कुर्वन्त्या: by (her) performing
• कुर्वन्त्या: Karta (कर्ता, साधनभावे)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present Active Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (by her who was doing)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: always)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (thus)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंकरपूजनम्: worship of Śaṅkara
• शंकरपूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शंकरस्य पूजनम्)

• लक्षसंख्या: the count of one lakh
• लक्षसंख्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लक्षस्य संख्या = count of a lakh)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूर्णा: complete/fulfilled
• पूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता, विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (agreeing with लक्षसंख्या)

• सर्वकामफलप्रदा: bestowing the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता, विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि प्रददाति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights saṅkhyā-niyama (numerical discipline) in worship—completion of a lakṣa as a vrata-like milestone believed to mature merit and make the sādhana ‘sarva-kāma-phala-pradā’.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that steady, daily devotion to Śiva—carried to completion (a lakh-count discipline)—ripens into siddhi: the fulfillment of aims, and ultimately the purification that supports liberation in the Shaiva path.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

“Śaṅkara-pūjanam” here implies regular saguna worship—classically through Śiva-liṅga pūjā with offerings and mantra—by which the devotee’s intention is sanctified and desires are granted according to dharma and Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A daily, counted practice culminating in one lakh—commonly one lakh japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside Śiva pūjā (water/abhisheka, bilva leaves, bhasma/tripuṇḍra, and rudrākṣa as supportive observances).