Shloka 53
Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga
अतः परं च यज्जातं चरितं शशिमौलिनः । तच्छृणुध्वमृषिश्रेष्ठाः सावधानेन चेतसा
ataḥ paraṃ ca yajjātaṃ caritaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ | tacchṛṇudhvamṛṣiśreṣṭhāḥ sāvadhānena cetasā
Therefore, O best of sages, now listen with a mind made fully attentive to the sacred account of Śiva—He whose crest is adorned with the moon—and to what took place thereafter.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-specific passage; it is a sūtra-like narrative transition inviting attentive listening to Śiva’s carita (sacred acts).
Significance: Frames śravaṇa (listening) as a bhakti-practice leading to purification and receptivity to Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse elevates śravaṇa (devout listening) as a direct devotional discipline: by hearing Śiva’s carita with a focused mind, the seeker’s awareness turns toward Pati (Śiva), supporting purification and the movement toward mokṣa.
By naming Śiva as Śaśimauli and inviting attentive listening to His deeds, the text points to Saguna devotion—contemplating Śiva’s attributes and līlās—which naturally matures into reverence for the Liṅga as His worshipful, grace-bestowing presence.
Practice attentive śravaṇa: hear or recite Śiva Purāṇa narratives with ekāgratā (one-pointedness), ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as a steady devotional support.