Shloka 26
य एवं पूजयेच्छंभुं मातृगर्भं वसेन्न हि । यदभीष्टफलं तच्च प्राप्नुयान्नात्र संशय
ya evaṃ pūjayecchaṃbhuṃ mātṛgarbhaṃ vasenna hi | yadabhīṣṭaphalaṃ tacca prāpnuyānnātra saṃśaya
Whoever thus worships Śambhu (Lord Śiva) shall surely not dwell again in the mother’s womb. He attains the very fruit he desires—of this there is no doubt.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Significance: Phalaśruti: proper worship of Śambhu grants freedom from punarjanma (no return to the womb) and bestows desired fruits—mapping liberation to Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares the liberating power of Śiva-bhakti: worship of Śambhu leads beyond saṁsāra, symbolized by not returning to the mother’s womb, and grants the devotee’s rightful desired fruit.
In the Kotirudrasaṁhitā context—closely tied to Jyotirliṅga glory—worship of Saguna Śiva (often through the Liṅga) is presented as a direct means to both worldly boons (abhīṣṭa-phala) and the highest good, release from rebirth.
The verse emphasizes faithful, method-based worship (“evaṁ”): regular pūjā of Śiva—commonly done with mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī), offerings to the Liṅga, and devotional observances—aimed at both purification and liberation.