Shloka 10
शिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Śiva-liṅga
सुरोचनश्च विख्यातो भूतेश्वर इति स्वयम् । संगमेशस्तथा प्रोक्तो महापातकनाशनः
surocanaśca vikhyāto bhūteśvara iti svayam | saṃgameśastathā prokto mahāpātakanāśanaḥ
He is renowned as Surocana, and indeed as Bhūteśvara—the Lord of all beings. He is also declared to be Saṃgameśa, the Lord of the sacred confluence, the destroyer of even the greatest sins.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: “Saṃgameśa” (Lord of the confluence) and “mahāpātakanāśana” place the emphasis on tīrtha-snāna + liṅga-darśana as a grace-channel: at a sacred river-confluence, Śiva’s presence is said to burn even great sins.
Significance: Sin-removal (pāpa-kṣaya) and purification leading to eligibility for higher sādhana; aligns with Siddhānta’s view that Śiva’s anugraha loosens pāśa (bondage) through purifying means.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
The verse praises Shiva as Bhūteśvara, the sovereign of all beings, and as Saṃgameśa, whose grace at sacred confluences purifies the devotee—indicating that surrender and devotion to Shiva can burn even grave karmic impurities (mahāpātakas).
By naming Shiva through specific epithets tied to a holy place (Saṃgameśa) and cosmic lordship (Bhūteśvara), the text emphasizes Saguna Shiva approached through Linga-worship and tīrtha-yātrā, where the devotee meets Shiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing form.
Pilgrimage to the sangama (sacred confluence) with Linga-darśana and simple bhakti—japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for purification—is the implied takeaway, aimed at inner cleansing from heavy karmic burdens.