Shloka 54
घुश्मेशाख्यमिदं लिंगमित्थं जातं मुनीश्वराः । तं दृष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा हि सुखं संवर्द्धते सदा
ghuśmeśākhyamidaṃ liṃgamitthaṃ jātaṃ munīśvarāḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayitvā hi sukhaṃ saṃvarddhate sadā
O best of sages, thus this Liṅga came to be known as Ghuśmeśa. By merely beholding it and then worshipping it, one’s well-being and happiness ever increase.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Ghṛṣṇeśvara
Sthala Purana: The text explicitly names the manifested Liṅga as Ghuśmeśa and declares its enduring phala: mere darśana followed by pūjā causes sukha to continually increase.
Significance: Establishes the jyotirliṅga’s māhātmya: darśana + pūjā as accessible means to receive Śiva’s favor, prosperity, and inner well-being.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse teaches that Śiva’s grace flows through the manifested Jyotirliṅga: even darśana (reverent seeing) followed by pūjā causes lasting increase of sukha—inner auspiciousness and spiritual well-being—through devotion to Pati (Śiva).
It affirms Saguna-upāsanā: Śiva is approached through the Liṅga as a concrete, worship-worthy form. Darśana and arcana of the Liṅga become direct means to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace) at a Jyotirliṅga kṣetra.
Perform Liṅga-darśana with reverence and offer simple Liṅga-pūjā (water, bilva leaves, lamp, mantra-japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); the takeaway is consistent devotional worship rather than complex rites.