Shloka 29
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
ज्योतिषां चैव लिंगानां बह्मादिभिरलं द्विजाः । विशेषतः फलं वक्तुं शक्यते न परैस्तथा
jyotiṣāṃ caiva liṃgānāṃ bahmādibhiralaṃ dvijāḥ | viśeṣataḥ phalaṃ vaktuṃ śakyate na paraistathā
O twice-born sages, even Brahmā and the other gods are not capable of describing in full detail the specific spiritual fruits that arise from the worship of the Jyotirliṅgas; others are still less able to do so.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Sthala Purana: General Jyotirliṅga doctrine: the luminous liṅga is an anādi/ananta manifestation whose greatness exceeds even Brahmā and Viṣṇu’s descriptive capacity (echoing the Liṅgodbhava motif).
Significance: Establishes the immeasurable (ananta) merit of Jyotirliṅga worship; encourages śraddhā by declaring the fruits beyond full articulation.
Type: stotra
Cosmic Event: ananta-tejas motif (limitless pillar of light) implied
FAQs
It declares the Jyotirlingas’ grace and merit to be beyond complete verbal enumeration—even by Brahma—implying that Shiva’s anugraha (liberating grace) surpasses ordinary calculation of punya and leads the devotee toward moksha.
The Jyotirlinga is Shiva’s saguna, accessible manifestation of the Supreme (Pati). The verse teaches that the results of approaching Shiva through this form—darshan, puja, and surrender—are uniquely potent and ultimately inexpressible.
A clear takeaway is devoted Jyotirlinga worship: perform Linga abhisheka and japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhakti; the verse emphasizes faith in the practice even when the fruits cannot be fully described.