Shloka 12
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
तथा तेषां गुणास्तत्र वर्द्धन्ते स्म सुखावहाः । ब्रह्मतेजोमयी सा वै नगरी चाभवत्तदा
tathā teṣāṃ guṇāstatra varddhante sma sukhāvahāḥ | brahmatejomayī sā vai nagarī cābhavattadā
Thus, in that place their auspicious qualities continued to increase, bringing spiritual ease and well-being; and at that time the city itself became suffused with the radiance of Brahman, resplendent with sacred brilliance.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: Brahma-tejas (sacred brilliance) pervading a city—an image of sattva and dharmic order.
FAQs
It teaches that proximity to a sanctified Shaiva space and devotion to Shiva naturally increases auspicious virtues (guṇas), producing inner well-being and a luminous, purified state—symbolized by the city becoming radiant with sacred splendor.
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirlinga glory, the verse implies that worship near Shiva’s manifested presence (Saguna Shiva as the Linga) transforms both devotees and the environment—virtue grows and the place shines with divine tejas.
A practical takeaway is steady mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with purity-observances; supporting Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrाक्षa dhāraṇa can be adopted to cultivate these sukhāvaha guṇas.