Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 23

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

ज्योतिर्लिंगं द्वितीयं च प्रोक्तं मल्लिकसंज्ञितम् । दर्शनात्सर्वसुखदं कथितं लोकहेतवे

Transliteration

jyotirliṃgaṃ dvitīyaṃ ca proktaṃ mallikasaṃjñitam | darśanātsarvasukhadaṃ kathitaṃ lokahetave

Translation

দ্বিতীয় জ্যোতির্লিঙ্গ ‘মল্লিকা’ নামে প্ৰোক্ত; তাৰ দৰ্শনমাত্ৰেই সৰ্বসুখদায়ক—লোকহিতৰ বাবে এই কথা কোৱা হৈছে।

Word by Word

• ज्योतिः: light
• ज्योतिः: समासाङ्ग (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपद-रूप), एकवचन (Neuter, Nom. stem-form as compound member)

• लिङ्गम्: Jyotirliṅga
• लिङ्गम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); ज्योतिः-लिङ्गम् = षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘liṅga of light’)

• द्वितीयम्: second
• द्वितीयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — विशेषण

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रोक्तम्: declared
• प्रोक्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (said/declared)

• मल्लिकसंज्ञितम्: called ‘Mallikā’
• मल्लिकसंज्ञितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मल्लिक + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘named Mallikā’ (मल्लिका-इति-संज्ञा यस्य)

• दर्शनात्: from (its) दर्शन/seeing
• दर्शनात्: अपादान/हेतु (Cause/Ablative/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular) — हेत्वर्थ (cause: from seeing)

• सर्वसुखदम्: giver of all happiness
• सर्वसुखदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सुख + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — उपपद-तत्पुरुष (‘giver of all happiness’)

• कथितम्: is said
• कथितम्: क्रिया/विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (told/said)

• लोकहेतवे: for the welfare of the world
• लोकहेतवे: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Sampradāna/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (Masculine, Dative, Singular) — प्रयोजनार्थ (for the sake of the world)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Jyotirliṅga is a manifest, grace-filled form of Pati (Śiva) whose very darśana uplifts the pashu (bound soul), granting auspicious well-being and steering one toward liberation through devotion.

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

By naming a specific Jyotirliṅga and praising the fruit of seeing it, the text emphasizes Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through the Liṅga as a tangible focus of bhakti, where divine light is accessible to devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct takeaway is Liṅga-darśana with reverence—pilgrimage, mindful viewing, and offering simple worship (water, bilva leaves, mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) to receive Śiva’s grace.