Shloka 20
Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya
The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga
सूत उवाच । भर्त्सिता ताभिरिति सा गृहमागत्य दुःखिता । स्वामिने कथयामास तदुक्तं सर्वमादरात्
sūta uvāca | bhartsitā tābhiriti sā gṛhamāgatya duḥkhitā | svāmine kathayāmāsa taduktaṃ sarvamādarāt
Sūta said: Thus rebuked by those women, she returned home distressed and, with due respect, reported to her husband everything that had been said.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights a dharmic response to conflict—returning with humility and truthfulness—supporting the Shaiva ethic that purity of conduct and sincerity prepare the mind for devotion to Shiva.
Though not naming the Linga directly, the verse sets narrative groundwork: respectful communication and moral clarity are presented as supportive attitudes for Saguna Shiva worship and later Jyotirlinga-focused devotion.
A practical takeaway is satya (truthful speech) and vinaya (humility); as a simple Shaiva practice, one may pair this with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind after distress.