Shloka 47

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

कुर्वन्त्या नित्यमेवं हि तस्याश्शंकरपूजनम् । लक्षसंख्याभवत्पूर्णा सर्वकामफलप्रदा

Transliteration

kurvantyā nityamevaṃ hi tasyāśśaṃkarapūjanam | lakṣasaṃkhyābhavatpūrṇā sarvakāmaphalapradā

Translation

Indeed, by performing Śaṅkara’s worship in this manner every day, her count reached a complete lakh (one hundred thousand); and that worship became the bestower of the fruits of all desired aims.

Word by Word

• कुर्वन्त्या: by (her) performing
• कुर्वन्त्या: Karta (कर्ता, साधनभावे)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present Active Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (by her who was doing)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: always)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (thus)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंकरपूजनम्: worship of Śaṅkara
• शंकरपूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शंकरस्य पूजनम्)

• लक्षसंख्या: the count of one lakh
• लक्षसंख्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लक्षस्य संख्या = count of a lakh)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूर्णा: complete/fulfilled
• पूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता, विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (agreeing with लक्षसंख्या)

• सर्वकामफलप्रदा: bestowing the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता, विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि प्रददाति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights saṅkhyā-niyama (numerical discipline) in worship—completion of a lakṣa as a vrata-like milestone believed to mature merit and make the sādhana ‘sarva-kāma-phala-pradā’.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady, daily devotion to Śiva—carried to completion (a lakh-count discipline)—ripens into siddhi: the fulfillment of aims, and ultimately the purification that supports liberation in the Shaiva path.

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

“Śaṅkara-pūjanam” here implies regular saguna worship—classically through Śiva-liṅga pūjā with offerings and mantra—by which the devotee’s intention is sanctified and desires are granted according to dharma and Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A daily, counted practice culminating in one lakh—commonly one lakh japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside Śiva pūjā (water/abhisheka, bilva leaves, bhasma/tripuṇḍra, and rudrākṣa as supportive observances).