Shloka 62
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
यः शृणोति तदुत्पत्तिं श्रावयेद्वा परान्नरः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
yaḥ śṛṇoti tadutpattiṃ śrāvayedvā parānnaraḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Whoever hears this account of its sacred manifestation—or causes others to hear it—attains all rightful desires and is freed from all sins.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: Phalaśruti: śravaṇa/śrāvaṇa of the Someśvara-udbhava grants kāma-siddhi and pāpa-vimocana—typical of kṣetra-māhātmya sections that present hearing as a salvific act.
Significance: Hearing/reciting the origin story functions as a non-physical pilgrimage (mānasa-yātrā), conferring merit, purification, and eligibility for deeper Śiva-bhakti.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout hearing) and śrāvaṇa (enabling others to hear) of Shiva’s sacred manifestation narratives purify karma, remove pāpa, and support both worldly well-being and spiritual upliftment under Shiva’s grace.
In the Kotirudra context, the “origin account” points to the Jyotirlinga’s appearance—Saguna Shiva revealing Himself in a worshipable form—so hearing its mahātmya becomes an act of bhakti that connects the devotee to the Linga’s sanctifying power.
Regular recitation/reading aloud of the Jyotirlinga-utpatti (origin) section—especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri—and arranging group listening (satsaṅga) as a simple, meritorious Shaiva practice.