Shloka 38
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
घुश्मोवाच । तव दर्शनमात्रेण पातकं नैव तिष्ठति । इदानीं त्वां च वै दृष्ट्वा तत्पापं भस्मतां व्रजेत्
ghuśmovāca | tava darśanamātreṇa pātakaṃ naiva tiṣṭhati | idānīṃ tvāṃ ca vai dṛṣṭvā tatpāpaṃ bhasmatāṃ vrajet
Ghuśmā said: “By the mere sight of You, sin cannot remain. Now indeed, having seen You, that very sin will be reduced to ashes.”
Ghuśmā
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Darśana of Śiva is portrayed as pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sin), a key pilgrimage motif across Śaiva kṣetras.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares the Shaiva principle that Shiva’s grace (anugraha) is supremely purifying: even the mere darshan of the Lord burns accumulated pāpa, making the devotee fit to move toward liberation.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, Shiva is approached through sacred presence—especially Jyotirliṅga darshan. The verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: encountering Shiva’s manifest form/presence is itself transformative and sin-destroying.
Seek Shiva-darshan with devotion—such as Jyotirliṅga pilgrimage or temple worship—accompanied by remembrance of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and the attitude of inner purification symbolized by bhasma.