Shloka 46
मित्रसह-राज्ञो रक्षत्व-शापकथा — The Curse that Turns King Mitrasaha into a Rakshasa
Vasiṣṭha’s Śāpa Narrative
तथा त्वमपि राजेन्द्र गोकर्ण गिरिशालयम् । गत्वा सम्पूज्य तल्लिंगं कृतकृत्यत्वमाप्नुयाः
tathā tvamapi rājendra gokarṇa giriśālayam | gatvā sampūjya talliṃgaṃ kṛtakṛtyatvamāpnuyāḥ
So sollst auch du, o bester der Könige, nach Gokarṇa gehen, der Wohnstatt Girīśas (Herrn Śivas). Wenn du dort jenen Liṅga gebührend verehrst, wirst du den Zustand erlangen, als hättest du den wahren Lebenszweck erfüllt.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita pilgrimage glorification, conveying the instruction to a king)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Instructional verse urging a king to go to Gokarṇa, ‘the abode of Girīśa’, and worship the liṅga to attain kṛtakṛtyatva (life’s fulfillment).
Significance: Frames pilgrimage as soteriology: the bound soul (paśu) moves from worldly kingship to true purpose through liṅga-upāsanā, culminating in inner completion (kṛtakṛtyatva) as a sign of Śiva’s grace.
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It teaches that approaching Śiva through sacred kṣetra-darśana and wholehearted Liṅga-pūjā leads to kṛtakṛtyatva—inner completion—because devotion to Pati (Śiva) loosens pāśa (bondage) and matures the soul toward grace.
The verse recommends worship of the Liṅga at Gokarṇa as a concrete, saguna focus for devotion; through reverent pūjā, the devotee connects to Śiva’s accessible presence and receives spiritual merit and purification that supports realization.
Undertake tīrtha-yātrā to Gokarṇa and perform sampūjā of the Liṅga—offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined reverence.