Shloka 14

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

तस्माद्देवि त्वया दुःखं त्यजनीयं सुनिश्चितम् । नित्यं मह्यं त्वया नैव कथनीयं शुभव्रते

Transliteration

tasmāddevi tvayā duḥkhaṃ tyajanīyaṃ suniścitam | nityaṃ mahyaṃ tvayā naiva kathanīyaṃ śubhavrate

Translation

Therefore, O Devī, you must certainly abandon sorrow. And, O you of auspicious vows, you should never speak of it to me again—ever.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (ablative used adverbially), हेत्वर्थ (therefore/from that)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (कर्ता/agent in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन (sg)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• त्यजनीयम्: to be abandoned
• त्यजनीयम्: Kriya (क्रिया; obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/अनीयर्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (ought to be abandoned)

• सुनिश्चितम्: certainly/firmly determined
• सुनिश्चितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su+niścita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (su + niścita), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; त्यजनीयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (accusative used adverbially), कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/to me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन (sg)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (कर्ता/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation)

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• कथनीयम्: to be told/spoken
• कथनीयम्: Kriya (क्रिया; obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/अनीयर्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निषेधेन सह (not to be spoken)

• शुभव्रते: O you of auspicious vow
• शुभव्रते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha+vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (śubhaṃ vrataṃ yasyāḥ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (addressing Devī/Parvati)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

Shiva instructs Devī to renounce grief decisively, reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit that the devotee should loosen the hold of duḥkha and rest in steadfast devotion to Pati (Shiva), the compassionate Lord who guides the soul toward clarity and liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Saguna Shiva is approached as a personal Lord who protects and counsels the devotee; this verse mirrors that relationship—Shiva removes emotional turmoil and directs the mind toward steadiness, which supports focused Linga worship and sustained bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is mental discipline: drop grief and stop rehearsing it. In practice, one can stabilize the mind with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily Shiva worship (e.g., offering water to the Linga) to cultivate steadiness and auspicious resolve.