Shloka 27

ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्

Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas

Devanagari script

एतेषां पूजनेनैव वर्णानां दुःखना शनम् । इह लोके परत्रापि मुक्तिर्भवति निश्चितम्

Transliteration

eteṣāṃ pūjanenaiva varṇānāṃ duḥkhanā śanam | iha loke paratrāpi muktirbhavati niścitam

Translation

By the worship of these alone, the sufferings of people of all classes are gradually destroyed. In this world and also in the hereafter, liberation (mokṣa) surely arises—this is certain.

Word by Word

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूजनेन: by worship
• पूजनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• वर्णानाम्: of the classes/varṇas
• वर्णानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• दुःख: sorrow; suffering
• दुःख: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (पूर्वपद-रूप)

• नाशनम्: destruction; removal
• नाशनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• परत्र: in the hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘in the other world/after death’)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवति: becomes; occurs
• भवति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• निश्चितम्: certainly; definitely
• निश्चितम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निश्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘निश्चित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्ये क्रियाविशेषणवत् (indeclinable-like adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti: worship of Śiva (especially liṅga/arcā) is proclaimed as universally efficacious for all varṇas, yielding both worldly relief and ultimate liberation.

Significance: Assures duḥkha-nāśa (removal of suffering) and mokṣa as the fruit of Śiva-pūjā, emphasizing accessibility beyond social distinctions.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that sincere worship of Shiva’s sacred manifestations (as praised in the Kotirudra section) removes worldly suffering and culminates in moksha, affirming bhakti as a direct means to grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Kotirudra Samhita emphasizes Shiva’s accessible, worship-worthy forms—especially the Jyotirlinga tradition—showing that Saguna worship (with form, rite, and devotion) can purify bondage and lead to liberation by Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform regular Shiva-pūjā—especially linga/Jyotirlinga worship—with mantra-japa (notably the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offerings like water and bilva leaves, and a devotional intent aimed at inner purification.