Shloka 8
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
सर्वकर्मफलं प्राप्य द्विजो वेदप्रियस्सदा । सतां गतिं समालेभे सम्यग्ज्ञानपरायणः
sarvakarmaphalaṃ prāpya dvijo vedapriyassadā | satāṃ gatiṃ samālebhe samyagjñānaparāyaṇaḥ
Nachdem er die Frucht aller rechtschaffenen Taten erlangt hatte, erreichte der Zweimalgeborene—stets den Veden zugetan—den seligen Pfad der Heiligen, ganz dem rechten Wissen hingegeben, das zur Verwirklichung Śivas führt.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya in the Shiva Purana frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Emphasizes the purāṇic soteriology: karma yields fruits, but ‘samyagjñāna’ oriented to Śiva leads to the ‘satāṃ gati’—a liberation-leaning destiny under Śiva’s grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that dharmic action (karma) matures into its proper fruit, but liberation-oriented attainment comes through samyag-jñāna—right knowledge—by which one aligns with the saintly path culminating in Shiva-realization.
In Kotirudra contexts, Linga/Jyotirlinga worship is not merely merit-making; when performed with Vedic discipline and clarified understanding of Shiva as Pati (the Lord), it becomes a doorway to samyag-jñāna rather than only worldly reward.
Steady Vedic-oriented Shiva worship—especially japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplation of its meaning—so that ritual merit is joined to right knowledge and inner purification.