Shloka 20
Kedāreśvara-pratiṣṭhā: Nara-Nārāyaṇa’s Worship and Śiva’s Abiding as Jyoti
तथैव रूपं दृष्ट्वा च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । जीवन्मुक्तो भवेत्सोपि यो गतो बदरीवने
tathaiva rūpaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | jīvanmukto bhavetsopi yo gato badarīvane
Likewise, by beholding that very divine form, one is released from all sins. Indeed, whoever goes to Badarīvana becomes a jīvanmukta—liberated even while living.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha
Sthala Purana: Darśana of the divine form in the Kedāra/Badarī sacred region destroys sins; pilgrimage to Badarīvana is said to confer jīvanmukti.
Significance: Frames tīrtha-yātrā and darśana as powerful means for pāpa-kṣaya and liberation-in-life; in Siddhānta terms, it points to Śiva’s anugraha operating through kṣetra-sannidhi.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s grace is accessed through darśana (reverent beholding) in a sanctified kṣetra; such contact purifies accumulated pāpa and can culminate in jīvanmukti—freedom from bondage while still living.
The verse emphasizes saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through a perceivable ‘form’ in a holy place. In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, such sacred sites are celebrated as powerful settings for Linga worship and direct experience of Shiva’s manifest presence.
Undertake tīrtha-yātrā to Badarīvana with purity of conduct, perform Shiva-darśana with bhakti, and support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shiva-pūjā (water/leaf offerings), aiming at inner detachment and surrender.