Shloka 40
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्
Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations
वैद्यनाथेश्वरो नाम्ना प्रसिद्धोभूज्जगत्त्रये । दर्शनात्पूजनाद्भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदः स हि
vaidyanātheśvaro nāmnā prasiddhobhūjjagattraye | darśanātpūjanādbhaktyā bhuktimuktipradaḥ sa hi
He became renowned in the three worlds by the name Vaidyanātheśvara. Indeed, through devoted darśana and pūjā, He bestows both bhukti (worldly enjoyment) and mukti (liberation).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: The manifested Jyotirliṅga becomes famed as Vaidyanātheśvara—Śiva as the divine physician—whose darśana and pūjā yield both enjoyment and liberation.
Significance: Phalaśruti emphasizes a twofold fruit: bhukti (well-being, prosperity, healing) and mukti (release), aligning worldly restoration with ultimate grace.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
The verse declares Vaidyanātheśvara’s universal fame and affirms a key Shaiva Siddhanta theme: Shiva’s grace, accessed through bhakti expressed as darśana and pūjā, can grant both righteous worldly wellbeing (bhukti) and final liberation (mukti).
By emphasizing darśana and pūjā, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga-form of Vaidyanātheśvara, where the devotee approaches Shiva in an accessible, consecrated presence and receives grace that culminates in mukti.
Perform Shiva-darśana and Linga-pūjā with bhakti—optionally supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and traditional Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa, as aids to steady devotion.