Shloka 44
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
एतानि सुप्रधानानि मुख्यतां हि गतानि च । अन्यानि चापि मुख्यानि श्रूयतामृषिसत्तमा
etāni supradhānāni mukhyatāṃ hi gatāni ca | anyāni cāpi mukhyāni śrūyatāmṛṣisattamā
Diese sind als höchst erhaben verkündet worden und haben wahrlich den Rang der Hauptsachen erlangt. Doch gibt es auch andere Hauptpunkte—höre sie, o Bester der ṛṣi.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: A transitional verse: having established certain liṅgas as ‘principal’, Sūta signals further ‘principal’ teachings to follow—an ordering of revelation and emphasis.
Significance: Frames hierarchy among sacred topics/sites; encourages attentive śravaṇa as a parallel sādhana to tīrtha-darśana.
FAQs
It signals a transition: after stating certain teachings as “primary,” the narrator affirms that more essential Shaiva instructions remain, encouraging attentive listening as a discipline of śraddhā (reverent receptivity) on the path to Shiva’s grace.
In the Kotirudra context, the “principal” topics commonly include Linga-centered devotion and the glory of Jyotirlingas; the verse prepares the listener for further key teachings that support Saguna Shiva worship as a direct means to approach the Supreme (Pati).
The immediate practice implied is śravaṇa (devotional listening) to Shaiva scripture—an essential limb of bhakti that typically culminates in Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara), and pilgrimage-oriented reverence for Jyotirlinga tīrthas in this Samhita.