Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
इदं संनिहितं तीर्थं सुलभं धर्मसाधनम् । पुत्रस्य च स्त्रियाश्चैव तीर्थं गेहे सुशोभनम्
idaṃ saṃnihitaṃ tīrthaṃ sulabhaṃ dharmasādhanam | putrasya ca striyāścaiva tīrthaṃ gehe suśobhanam
Diese tīrtha ist ganz nahe, leicht zugänglich und ein wirksames Mittel zur Vollbringung des Dharma. Für den Sohn und ebenso für die Gattin wird diese im Hause weilende tīrtha wahrhaft glückverheißend und schmückend.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages, as typical of the Shiva Purana frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it asserts the ‘near-at-hand tīrtha’ (parents/household dharma) as easily accessible and dharma-accomplishing for son and wife within the home.
Significance: Sanctifies gṛha (home) as a dharmic tīrtha when duties to family/elders are fulfilled; promotes sustainable religiosity over costly travel.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that holiness is not only found in distant pilgrimages; a sanctified home—kept pure and devoted to dharma—functions as a readily available tīrtha that supports spiritual upliftment for the whole family.
By implying that sacred presence can be established ‘near at hand,’ it aligns with keeping Saguna Shiva worship (such as a household Śiva-liṅga or shrine) at home, making daily devotion and purification continuous rather than occasional.
Maintain a home shrine and perform simple daily Shiva-upāsanā—cleanliness, water-offering, lamp, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); such regular practice turns the household space into a living tīrtha.