Shloka 22
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्
Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations
भक्ताभीष्टप्रदो ज्ञेयो योपि दृष्टोर्चितो मुने । ज्योतिर्लिंगे महादिव्ये वर्णिते ते महामुने
bhaktābhīṣṭaprado jñeyo yopi dṛṣṭorcito mune | jyotirliṃge mahādivye varṇite te mahāmune
O sage, know that whoever—even by merely beholding and worshipping—that supremely divine Jyotirliṅga of which you have been speaking, O great seer, attains the grace by which the devotees’ cherished wishes are fulfilled.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti for the Jyotirliṅga being described: mere darśana and arcana confer fulfillment of cherished wishes through Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Establishes darśana-arcana of Jyotirliṅga as a direct conduit of anugraha: iṣṭa-prāpti, purification, and eligibility for higher Śaiva realization.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s Jyotirliṅga is a direct locus of grace: mere darśana (beholding) and arcana (worship) invoke Shiva’s compassion, through which devotees obtain their cherished aims and are drawn toward liberation.
The Jyotirliṅga is Shiva’s luminous presence made accessible for worship; by honoring the Liṅga (a saguna mode for practice), the devotee connects to Shiva’s transcendent light (nirguna reality) expressed through a worshipable form.
Perform Jyotirliṅga darśana and simple pūjā—offering water, bilva leaves, and repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhakti—since the verse emphasizes seeing and worshipping as efficacious acts.