Shloka 29
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्
Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations
भीमशङ्करनामा स डाकिन्यां संस्थितस्स्वयम् । ज्योतिर्लिंगस्वरूपेण प्रार्थितस्तेन शंकरः
bhīmaśaṅkaranāmā sa ḍākinyāṃ saṃsthitassvayam | jyotirliṃgasvarūpeṇa prārthitastena śaṃkaraḥ
Dort weilt Śaṅkara selbst im Land der Ḍākinī, berühmt unter dem Namen Bhīmaśaṅkara. In der Gestalt des Jyotirliṅga wurde jener Śaṅkara von ihm angerufen und flehentlich erbeten.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara
Sthala Purana: In the Ḍākinī region, Śaṅkara abides as the self-established Jyotirliṅga Bhīmaśaṅkara, invoked through earnest supplication; the narrative frames the liṅga as a direct epiphany of Śiva responding to prayer (prārthanā) and granting protection and grace.
Significance: Darśana of the Jyotirliṅga is held to destroy fear and heavy karmic burden and to orient the bound soul (paśu) toward Śiva’s liberating grace (anugraha).
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse affirms Śiva’s compassionate immanence: the Supreme Pati becomes accessible as a Jyotirliṅga—pure, self-revealing Light—so that devotees may approach Him through prayer and attain grace (anugraha) leading toward liberation.
By stating that Śaṅkara is prayed to “as the Jyotirliṅga form,” it frames Liṅga worship as Saguna-upāsanā that reveals the Nirguna reality—Śiva’s formless consciousness—through a sanctified, worshipable manifestation.
It suggests direct supplication (prārthanā) to the Jyotirliṅga with bhakti—commonly supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with standard Liṅga-arcana (abhisheka) as devotion permits.