Shloka 52
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
पूजां कृत्वा महेशस्य मिलित्वा च परस्परम् । हित्वा चांतर्मलं तत्र लेभिरे परमं सुखम्
pūjāṃ kṛtvā maheśasya militvā ca parasparam | hitvā cāṃtarmalaṃ tatra lebhire paramaṃ sukham
Nachdem sie Maheśa verehrt und sich in gegenseitiger Eintracht zusammengefunden hatten, warfen sie dort sogleich die innere Unreinheit ab und erlangten die höchste Seligkeit.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Jyotirlinga: Ghṛṣṇeśvara
Sthala Purana: Worship at the Ghuśmeśa Liṅga results in the casting off of inner impurity (antarmala) and attainment of supreme bliss, highlighting the site’s salvific efficacy.
Significance: Frames the jyotirliṅga as a locus of mala-kṣaya and sukha/ānanda—Śaiva Siddhānta’s emphasis on grace removing bondage.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-bhakti expressed through proper pūjā purifies the antahkaraṇa (inner instrument), dissolving antarmala (inner defilement) and revealing parama-sukha—bliss aligned with liberation.
In the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā’s Jyotirliṅga context, worship of Saguna Śiva (as the Liṅga/manifest Lord) becomes the practical means by which devotees purify themselves and experience the Lord’s grace as supreme bliss.
Perform Śiva-pūjā with devotion and purity, keep harmonious company with fellow devotees (satsaṅga), and cultivate inner cleansing through japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined mind—so the “inner impurity” is relinquished.