Shloka 32
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
सत्कुले जन्म संप्राप्य धनाढ्यो वेदपारगः । शुभकर्म तदा कृत्वा मुक्तिं यात्यनपायिनीम्
satkule janma saṃprāpya dhanāḍhyo vedapāragaḥ | śubhakarma tadā kṛtvā muktiṃ yātyanapāyinīm
Having obtained birth in a noble family—endowed with wealth and well-versed in the Vedas—one who then performs auspicious deeds aligned with dharma attains liberation (mokṣa) that does not fall away, irreversible.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti-style framing: human birth with dharmic capacity (satkula, wealth, Vedic learning) becomes meaningful when converted into śubhakarma leading toward mokṣa; in Koṭirudrasaṃhitā this functions as a lead-in to Jyotirliṅga-related merit and liberation.
Significance: Establishes the doctrine that right action aligned with Śiva-dharma culminates in ‘anapāyinī mukti’ (non-returning liberation), preparing the listener to value darśana/arcana of Śiva-liṅgas as a direct means to grace.
FAQs
It teaches that favorable human birth and scriptural learning become spiritually fruitful only when converted into śubha-karma—righteous, Shiva-aligned conduct—culminating in an irreversible liberation (anapāyinī mukti).
In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirlinga glorification), ‘śubha-karma’ naturally includes Linga-sevā—pilgrimage, pūjā, vrata, charity, and humility—through which Saguna Shiva’s grace ripens karma into mokṣa.
The takeaway is to pair Vedic knowledge and good fortune with daily Shiva practice—Pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-archana, and dharmic charity—so action becomes purifying and liberation becomes steady.