Shloka 6
शिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Śiva-liṅga
सिद्धनाथेश्वरश्चैव दर्शनात्सिद्धिदो नृणाम् । दूरेश्वर इति ख्यातः पत्तने चोत्तरे तथा
siddhanātheśvaraścaiva darśanātsiddhido nṛṇām | dūreśvara iti khyātaḥ pattane cottare tathā
Siddhanātheśvara too—by the mere act of beholding Him—bestows siddhi, spiritual accomplishment, upon people. He is also renowned as Dūreśvara, and likewise is worshipped in the northern city of Pattana.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Another kṣetra-liṅga identification: Siddhanātheśvara grants siddhi by mere darśana; additionally known as Dūreśvara and worshipped in a northern Pattana—emphasizing Śiva’s immediate grace (darśana-mātra-phala).
Significance: Highlights darśana as salvific/efficacious: seeing the liṅga is itself a mode of contact where pāśa loosens and capacities (siddhi) arise through Śiva’s anugraha.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s presence in a consecrated form (Siddhanātheśvara) grants siddhi through darśana—showing the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on grace (anugraha) flowing through devotion and sacred encounter.
By naming Siddhanātheśvara/Dūreśvara and praising the fruit of merely seeing him, the verse highlights Saguna Śiva worship through the linga/kshetra as a direct channel for Śiva’s saving power and blessings.
Pilgrimage and reverent darśana of the Shiva-linga, accompanied by bhakti and japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), is the implied practice for receiving siddhi and spiritual uplift.