Shloka 21
Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam
Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca
दुःखं च दूरतो याति सुखमात्यंतिकं लभेत् । जननीगर्भसंभूतं कष्टं नाप्नोति वै पुनः
duḥkhaṃ ca dūrato yāti sukhamātyaṃtikaṃ labhet | jananīgarbhasaṃbhūtaṃ kaṣṭaṃ nāpnoti vai punaḥ
Sorrow departs far away, and one attains the ultimate, unbroken happiness. Indeed, one does not again undergo the suffering that arises from entering a mother’s womb—the bondage of rebirth.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna
Sthala Purana: The Mallikārjuna Jyotirliṅga is extolled as granting ātyantika-sukha and freedom from punarjanma—no return to womb-born suffering.
Significance: Promises cessation of duḥkha and rebirth; Siddhānta reading: Śiva’s anugraha severs pāśa (āṇava, karma, māyā) culminating in liberation.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse promises that through Shiva-oriented dharma—especially devotion connected with Kotirudra’s Jyotirlinga glorifications—sorrow is dispelled and the seeker gains ātyantika-sukha, understood in Shaiva Siddhanta as liberation under the grace of Pati (Shiva), ending the cycle of birth.
In the Kotirudra context, the Linga/Jyotirlinga is the accessible Saguna manifestation through which devotees approach the transcendent Nirguna reality of Shiva; steadfast worship leads to Shiva’s anugraha (grace), removing duḥkha and culminating in release from womb-born rebirth.
A practical takeaway is regular Linga worship with Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), supported by Shaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa where appropriate, undertaken with bhakti and surrender for freedom from saṃsāra.