Shloka 43

ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्

Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas

Devanagari script

ज्योतिर्लिंगोपलिंगानि प्रोक्तानीह मया द्विजाः । दर्शनात्पापहारीणि सर्वकामप्रदानि च

Transliteration

jyotirliṃgopaliṃgāni proktānīha mayā dvijāḥ | darśanātpāpahārīṇi sarvakāmapradāni ca

Translation

O twice-born sages, I have here declared the Jyotirliṅgas and the subsidiary liṅgas. By their very darśana—sacred sight and audience—they remove sins and bestow the fulfillment of all rightful desires.

Word by Word

• ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपलिङ्गानि: the subsidiary liṅgas of the Jyotirliṅga
• ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपलिङ्गानि: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस्-लिङ्ग-उपलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; compound: jyotis-liṅga + upaliṅga (subordinate liṅgas of the jyotirliṅga)

• प्रोक्तानि: have been proclaimed
• प्रोक्तानि: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Plural; ‘have been declared’

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place (देश-अव्यय)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/agent-instrument—‘by me’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural

• दर्शनात्: from seeing (them)
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान—cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• पापहारीणि: sin-destroying
• पापहारीणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural; adjective agreeing with liṅgāni; compound: pāpa + hārin (‘sin-removing’)

• सर्वकामप्रदानि: granting all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-काम-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural; adjective agreeing with liṅgāni; compound: sarva + kāma + pradā (‘granting all desires’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Sūta summarizes the teaching: Jyotirliṅgas (principal luminous manifestations) and upaliṅgas (subsidiary shrines) have been enumerated; their darśana itself is efficacious.

Significance: Darśana is framed as pāpa-haraṇa (removal of karmic demerit) and sarva-kāma-pradāna (granting of legitimate aims), aligning tīrtha-yātrā with Śiva’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jyotirlinga

FAQs

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

The verse proclaims the grace-power (anugraha) of Śiva manifest as Jyotirliṅga: even sincere darśan of these sacred forms purifies pāpa and supports the devotee’s dhārmic aims, leading the mind toward Śiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

It affirms Saguna worship through the Liṅga as a compassionate, accessible form of Pati (Śiva). The Liṅga is not merely a symbol but a sanctified locus of Śiva’s presence where darśan and reverence yield purification and blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake Jyotirliṅga darśan with devotion—offer water, bilva leaves, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” maintaining purity of conduct; the core takeaway is faithful darśan coupled with japa and simple Liṅga-pūjā.