Shloka 58
एतां ज्योतिर्लिंगकथां यः पठेच्छृणुयादपि । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विन्दति
etāṃ jyotirliṃgakathāṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādapi | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca vindati
Whoever recites—or even listens to—this sacred account of the Jyotirliṅga is freed from all sins and attains both bhukti (rightful worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation), through the grace of Lord Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: A phalaśruti for the Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya: hearing/reciting the narrative itself is said to purify sin and confer both worldly welfare (bhukti) and liberation (mukti), framing Jyotirliṅga-kathā as a direct vehicle of Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Śravaṇa/pāṭha of Jyotirliṅga-kathā is treated as a merit-generating and liberating act; it functions like tīrtha-sevā in textual form, promising pāpa-kṣaya, iṣṭa-siddhi, and mokṣa.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of the Jyotirliṅga’s glory purify karmic impurities and invite Śiva’s grace, culminating in both worldly harmony and final liberation.
The Jyotirliṅga is a Saguna focus for devotion that reveals the infinite (ananta) Śiva; honoring it through hearing and reciting its katha is presented as an accessible path of bhakti leading toward moksha.
Regular recitation or attentive listening to Jyotirliṅga-kathā as a vrata-style practice—ideally with Śiva-smaraṇa, mantra-japa (such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and simple worship— is the implied takeaway.