Shloka 51
न दुर्लभं हि तस्यैव येनेदं श्रुतमुत्तमम् । पंचकृत्वस्तदावृत्त्या लभ्यते शिवदर्शनम्
na durlabhaṃ hi tasyaiva yenedaṃ śrutamuttamam | paṃcakṛtvastadāvṛttyā labhyate śivadarśanam
Indeed, for one who has heard this supreme teaching, Shiva is not difficult to attain. By repeating it five times, one gains the blessed darśana—the sacred vision—of Lord Shiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga legend; it promises śiva-darśana as the fruit of pañcakṛtva repetition of the ‘supreme’ teaching.
Significance: Reframes darśana as attainable through disciplined śravaṇa/āvṛtti, not only through travel—emphasizing grace responding to devotion.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout hearing) of Shiva’s highest narrative/teaching removes “difficulty” in attaining Him, and that disciplined repetition (āvṛtti) invites Shiva’s grace as direct darśana—inner and outer—aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on anugraha (divine bestowal).
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirliṅga glory, ‘Shiva-darśana’ points to Saguna Shiva approached through sacred recitation and pilgrimage devotion; the Linga becomes the primary locus where repeated remembrance ripens into experiential presence.
Perform attentive pāṭha (recitation) or śravaṇa of the passage and repeat it five times with bhakti; it may be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and simple Shaiva observances like bhasma/tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines.