Shloka 57
गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification
इति वश्च समाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽहं मुनीश्वराः । किमन्यदिच्छथ श्रोतुं तद् ब्रूयां वो न संशयः
iti vaśca samākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'haṃ munīśvarāḥ | kimanyadicchatha śrotuṃ tad brūyāṃ vo na saṃśayaḥ
Thus, O lordly sages, I have fully explained to you what you asked me. What else do you wish to hear? Tell me—without doubt, I shall speak it to you.
Suta Goswami
Sthala Purana: Concluding narrative marker: Sūta signals completion of the requested Tryambaka account and invites further questions.
Significance: Frames the māhātmya as śravaṇa-phala: attentive listening itself is part of the purāṇic sādhanā.
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (devout listening) and the humility of the narrator in satsanga: the teaching continues as per the seeker’s question, supporting steady devotion to Pati (Śiva) as the liberating Lord.
In the Kotirudra context—centered on Jyotirliṅgas—this verse frames the discourse style: the sages inquire and the narrator explains the glories and practices connected to Saguna Śiva as the Liṅga, inviting further questions for deeper understanding.
The implied practice is attentive hearing and contemplation of Śiva-kathā; as a takeaway, combine śravaṇa with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and mindful remembrance of the Jyotirliṅga’s grace.