Shloka 5
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
शृण्वन्तस्त्वन्मुखाम्भोजान्न तृप्तास्स्मो वयं प्रभो । शैवं यशोऽमृतं रम्यं तदेव पुनरुच्यताम्
śṛṇvantastvanmukhāmbhojānna tṛptāssmo vayaṃ prabho | śaivaṃ yaśo'mṛtaṃ ramyaṃ tadeva punarucyatām
“O Lord, even as we listen to the nectar-like words flowing from the lotus of Your mouth, we are not satisfied. Therefore, may that delightful, immortal glory of Śiva be spoken again—once more.”
The sages (ṛṣis) addressing Suta Goswami at Naimisharanya
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Frame-verse emphasizing inexhaustibility of Śiva-yaśas: even repeated hearing from the teacher’s ‘lotus-mouth’ does not satiate the devotees.
Significance: Elevates śravaṇa and kīrtana of Śiva’s glory as amṛta—spiritually ‘immortalizing’ by turning the mind from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) to Shiva’s glory is itself nectar-like and never exhausts the heart; true devotion grows by repeated hearing, deepening bhakti and purifying the seeker toward liberation.
In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirlinga-focused), repeatedly hearing Shiva’s ‘śaiva yaśas’ prepares the mind for Saguna worship—pilgrimage, darśana, and Linga-sevā—by intensifying reverence and steadiness in devotion.
Regular śravaṇa and kathā-śravaṇa—listening to Shiva Purana recitation (especially Jyotirlinga Mahatmya)—as a daily or Mahashivratri practice, ideally alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”