Shloka 13
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
सूत उवाच । दक्षश्चैव च संप्रार्थ्य चन्द्रं जामातरं स्वयम् । जगाम मन्दिरं स्वं वै निश्चयं परमं गतः
sūta uvāca | dakṣaścaiva ca saṃprārthya candraṃ jāmātaraṃ svayam | jagāma mandiraṃ svaṃ vai niścayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ
Sūta said: Having personally entreated Candra—the Moon, his own son-in-law—Dakṣa then returned to his own residence, having arrived at a firm resolve.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: Dakṣa, aggrieved by Soma’s partiality, personally entreats his son-in-law; the unresolved tension becomes the narrative ground for Soma’s affliction and Śiva’s later manifestation as Somanātha to restore balance and grant refuge.
Significance: Pilgrimage recalls the transformation of conflict and curse into Śiva’s shelter; fosters reconciliation, humility, and reliance on Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It highlights how worldly authority and relationships (Dakṣa and his son-in-law Candra) move through request, decision, and consequence—pointing to the Shaiva view that karmic outcomes unfold until one takes refuge in Śiva, the supreme Pati.
Though Śiva is not named in the verse, Kotirudrasaṃhitā frames such turning points as the narrative ground from which devotees seek Śiva’s grace through Saguna worship—often culminating in Jyotirliṅga-centered remembrance and surrender.
The practical takeaway is steadiness of resolve (niścaya) supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and mindful restraint in speech, so that decisions align with dharma rather than ego.