Shloka 60
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्
Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations
इमां यः पठते नित्यं शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति ततो मुक्तिं लभेद्ध्रुवम्
imāṃ yaḥ paṭhate nityaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti tato muktiṃ labheddhruvam
Whoever, with a collected mind, daily recites this teaching—or even listens to it—attains all desired aims; and thereafter, most certainly, obtains mukti, liberation.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Another phalaśruti emphasizing nitya-pāṭha/śravaṇa with samādhāna (collected attention). The sequence ‘sarva-kāma’ then ‘mukti’ mirrors the Purāṇic pedagogy: dharmic prosperity culminating in liberation by Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Encourages daily disciplined engagement (nitya) and attentive listening/recitation (samāhita), presenting scripture as a sādhanā that yields both artha/kāma within dharma and final mokṣa.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) done with samādhāna (inner collectedness) first grants rightful attainments in life and ultimately ripens into mokṣa through Shiva’s grace—moving the seeker from bhoga to liberation.
Recitation and attentive hearing are core acts of bhakti to Saguna Shiva; when performed as offerings to Shiva (often alongside Linga worship), they purify the mind, making it fit to realize Shiva as Pati (the Liberator) beyond limited desires.
Daily reading or listening with focused attention—ideally as part of Shiva-upāsanā (e.g., after Linga darśana, with japa of the Panchakshara, and maintaining a steady, undistracted mind).