Shloka 6
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
पृथिव्यां यानि यानि लिंगानि तीर्थेतीर्थे शुभानि हि । अन्यत्र वा स्थले यानि प्रसिद्धानि स्थितानि वै
pṛthivyāṃ yāni yāni liṃgāni tīrthetīrthe śubhāni hi | anyatra vā sthale yāni prasiddhāni sthitāni vai
Whatever auspicious Śiva-liṅgas exist upon the earth—at every tīrtha (sacred ford) and also those established elsewhere in places renowned in the world—all of them are to be revered as holy manifestations of Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Generalized tīrtha-theology: all liṅgas across the earth—at every tīrtha and in other famed locales—are affirmed as auspicious seats of Śiva’s presence.
Significance: Universalizes pilgrimage merit: reverence to any established liṅga participates in the sanctity of Śiva’s abiding presence; supports both pan-Indian tīrtha-yātrā and local temple devotion.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms that Śiva’s presence is accessible through liṅgas established across the earth—especially at tīrthas—so devotion is not limited to one shrine; any renowned and properly revered liṅga can become a doorway to grace and liberation.
The liṅga is a saguna support for worship that reveals the nirguna Lord through a visible sacred form; the verse broadens reverence to all auspicious liṅgas, emphasizing Śiva’s immanence in consecrated places.
Undertake tīrtha-yātrā or local shrine worship with liṅga-pūjā—offering water, bilva leaves, and repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—treating any famous, established liṅga as worthy of full devotion.