Shloka 28
शिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Śiva-liṅga
योगेश्वरश्च विख्यातो वैद्यनाथेश्वरस्तथा । कोटीश्वरश्च विज्ञेयः सप्तेश्वर इति स्मृतः
yogeśvaraśca vikhyāto vaidyanātheśvarastathā | koṭīśvaraśca vijñeyaḥ sapteśvara iti smṛtaḥ
He is renowned as Yogeśvara; likewise as Vaidyanātheśvara. He is also to be known as Koṭīśvara, and is remembered too by the name Saptēśvara.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: The verse lists regional/functional epithets of Śiva; “Vaidyanātheśvara” aligns with the Jyotirliṅga famed as the divine healer who removes roga (disease) and grants ārogya and mokṣa-oriented well-being.
Significance: Healing, relief from afflictions, and grace through devotion to the ‘physician’ Lord; also linked in living tradition with offering water and sustained vrata/japa.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse teaches that the one Supreme Pati (Lord Shiva) is praised through multiple sacred names tied to specific manifestations and holy sites; remembering these names supports devotion (bhakti) and steadiness of mind, leading the soul toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.
By listing epithets such as Vaidyanātheśvara and Koṭīśvara, the text points to Shiva’s Saguna presence worshipped as the Jyotirliṅga—one Reality approachable through consecrated forms, names, and places, while remaining the same supreme Shiva.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition of Shiva’s names) alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” performed with purity and devotion—especially during pilgrimage or worship of the Jyotirliṅga.