Shloka 32
गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification
किं चान्यच्च शृणु स्वामिन्वपुषा सुन्दरेण ह । तिष्ठ त्वं मत्समीपे वै सगणसांबिकः प्रभो
kiṃ cānyacca śṛṇu svāminvapuṣā sundareṇa ha | tiṣṭha tvaṃ matsamīpe vai sagaṇasāṃbikaḥ prabho
Und ferner, höre, o Herr: Nimm deine schöne Gestalt an und verweile hier nahe bei mir—o Gebieter—zusammen mit deinen Gaṇas und mit Ambikā (der Göttlichen Mutter).
A devotee/narrative petitioner addressing Lord Shiva (as part of Suta Goswami’s narration in the Kotirudrasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it is a localization motif—requesting Śiva’s beautiful embodied presence with gaṇas and Ambikā near Gaṅgā, typical of establishing a sacred kṣetra around a tīrtha.
Significance: Sanctifies a place by invoking Śiva’s ‘sundara-vapuḥ’ and his parivāra; suggests a kṣetra where devotees can approach Śiva with the Mother and gaṇas as a living sacred court.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It expresses bhakti as intimate nearness (sāmīpya) to Pati—praying that Shiva, in a gracious and beautiful manifest form, remain present with His full divine retinue, indicating protective, accessible grace.
While Jyotirliṅga worship often points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, this verse highlights saguna-upāsanā—seeking Shiva’s personal presence and darśana, which the Liṅga also mediates as a sacred focus for experiencing His nearness.
A practical takeaway is to perform darśana-focused worship—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with mental visualization of Shiva’s auspicious form with Ambikā and the gaṇas, requesting His abiding presence during pūjā.