Shloka 11
त्वां दृष्ट्वा राश्रसास्सर्वे पला यंते विदूरतः । त्वयि शैवं सदा तेजो विभाति ज्वलनो यथा
tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā rāśrasāssarve palā yaṃte vidūrataḥ | tvayi śaivaṃ sadā tejo vibhāti jvalano yathā
On seeing you, all hostile forces flee far away. In you the Shaiva splendor ever shines—like a blazing fire.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: The motif ‘enemies flee on seeing you’ matches kṣetra-māhātmya rhetoric where Śiva’s presence makes the place inviolable; yet no named Jyotirliṅga appears in this verse.
Significance: Darśana of Śiva (or his empowered representative) is portrayed as apotropaic—driving away hostile forces and inner impurities; pilgrimage benefit: fearlessness and protection.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse praises Shiva’s tejas (divine radiance) as a protective and purifying power: when the Lord is beheld with devotion, negativity and hostile tendencies cannot remain and are driven away, as darkness is dispelled by firelight.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, Shiva is approached through sacred forms such as the Jyotirlinga. The verse supports Saguna worship: seeing and adoring Shiva’s manifest presence awakens Shaiva tejas in the devotee and removes obstacles, reinforcing the Linga as a radiant focus of grace.
Practice steady darśana and dhyāna of Shiva (especially the Jyotirlinga), accompanied by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating inner tejas that burns fear and impurity like fire.