Shloka 6

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

त्रिकालसंध्यया युक्तस्सूर्य्यरूपसमद्युतिः । शिष्याणां पाठकश्चैव वेदशास्त्रविचक्षणः

Transliteration

trikālasaṃdhyayā yuktassūryyarūpasamadyutiḥ | śiṣyāṇāṃ pāṭhakaścaiva vedaśāstravicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

He was steadfast in the three daily Sandhyā devotions, radiant with a splendour comparable to the sun in form and brilliance. He also taught his disciples and was discerning in the Vedas and the sacred treatises.

Word by Word

• त्रिकालसंध्यया: with the tri-daily twilight-prayers
• त्रिकालसंध्यया: Hetu/Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिकालसंध्या (प्रातिपदिक) = त्रि + काल + संध्या
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; instrumental singular feminine; विशेषणरूपेण

• युक्तः: endowed/engaged
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle (kta), nominative singular masculine; विशेषण

• सूर्यरूपसमद्युतिः: having radiance equal to the sun’s form
• सूर्यरूपसमद्युतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-रूप-सम-द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; बहुविशेषणसमूहः

• शिष्याणाम्: of (his) disciples
• शिष्याणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; genitive plural masculine

• पाठकः: teacher/reciter
• पाठकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाठक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• वेदशास्त्रविचक्षणः: skilled in the Vedas and śāstras
• वेदशास्त्रविचक्षणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-शास्त्र-विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva ideal of a qualified practitioner-teacher: regular purification through the three Sandhyā observances, inner radiance born of discipline, and scriptural discernment used in service of guiding others toward Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

Sandhyā-vandana and Vedic-śāstric training cultivate purity, steadiness, and right understanding—qualities that make Linga worship fruitful, allowing devotion to Saguna Shiva to mature into knowledge of Shiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is trikāla Sandhyā (daily dawn–noon–dusk worship with mantra and purification), supported by regular study/recitation of Veda and śāstra; this forms a disciplined base for Shaiva japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).