Shloka 2
Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya
The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga
दक्षिणस्यां दिशि श्रेष्ठो गिरिर्देवेति संज्ञकः । महाशोभान्वितो नित्यं राजतेऽद्भुत दर्शनः
dakṣiṇasyāṃ diśi śreṣṭho girirdeveti saṃjñakaḥ | mahāśobhānvito nityaṃ rājate'dbhuta darśanaḥ
দক্ষিণ দিশত ‘দেৱ’ নামে পৰিচিত এক শ্ৰেষ্ঠ পৰ্বত আছে; সি সদায় মহাশোভাৰে ভূষিত হৈ, আশ্চৰ্য দৰ্শন ৰূপে নিৰন্তৰ দীপ্তিমান।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya in the Kotirudra Samhita context)
FAQs
The verse sanctifies sacred geography by presenting a divinely named mountain as perpetually radiant, implying that places connected to Shiva’s presence support purification, devotion (bhakti), and inward contemplation leading toward liberation.
In the Kotirudra context—centered on holy abodes and Jyotirlinga glory—such descriptions orient the devotee toward Saguna Shiva worship: approaching Shiva through revered places, forms, and visible sanctity that awaken faith and steadiness in practice.
A practical takeaway is tīrtha-smaraṇa and dhyāna: mentally contemplate Shiva’s sacred abodes while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and, if performing ritual worship, accompany it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to Shaiva discipline.