Shloka 53
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
तत्कुंडं तैश्च तत्रैव सर्वैर्देवैः प्रतिष्ठितम् । शिवेन ब्रह्मणा तत्र ह्यविभक्तं तु तत्पुनः
tatkuṃḍaṃ taiśca tatraiva sarvairdevaiḥ pratiṣṭhitam | śivena brahmaṇā tatra hyavibhaktaṃ tu tatpunaḥ
There itself, that sacred kunda was duly established by all those gods. And in that very place, Shiva and Brahma were again beheld as undivided—one in essence, without separation.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It sanctifies the tirtha through divine consecration and teaches that Shiva, as Pati (the Supreme), remains the inner, undivided reality behind even Brahma’s cosmic function—pointing devotees toward unity-consciousness grounded in Shiva.
A consecrated kunda/tirtha commonly accompanies Linga worship in pilgrimage settings; the verse frames Saguna worship (ritual establishment by the devas) as a doorway to realizing Shiva’s deeper, indivisible essence per Shaiva Siddhanta devotion.
Pilgrims may perform tirtha-snana (sacred bathing) and offer water to the Shiva-Linga, while meditating on Shiva as the one inner Lord beyond divisions—silently repeating the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” with focused remembrance.