Shloka 55
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
इति वश्च समाख्याता ज्योतिर्लिंगावली मया । द्वादशप्रमिता सर्वकामदा भुक्ति मुक्तिदा
iti vaśca samākhyātā jyotirliṃgāvalī mayā | dvādaśapramitā sarvakāmadā bhukti muktidā
Thus I have related to you the sacred series of Jyotirlingas—twelve in number—bestowing the fulfillment of all rightful desires, and granting both worldly enjoyment (bhukti) and final liberation (mukti).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Concluding summary of the twelve Jyotirliṅgas as a salvific ‘garland’ of Śiva’s self-manifest light-signs; emphasizes their collective fruit (sarvakāmadā; bhukti–mukti).
Significance: Darśana/smaraṇa of the twelve is said to yield both legitimate worldly aims (dharma-artha-kāma) and liberation through Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It concludes the Jyotirlinga section by affirming that Shiva’s Jyotirlingas are a complete, grace-filled path: they can fulfill dharmic aims in life (bhukti) and also lead the devotee to liberation (mukti) through devotion to Pati (Shiva).
The Jyotirlinga is Saguna Shiva made accessible for worship—Shiva’s luminous presence in a consecrated form—through which the devotee’s mind is steadied, devotion ripens, and grace removes bondage (pāśa), culminating in mukti.
Undertake Jyotirlinga darśana with bhakti—daily or on Mahāśivarātri—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering water/bilva leaves, and maintaining purity with bhasma and Rudrākṣa as per one’s tradition.