Shloka 31
नरकलोकवर्णनम् (Narakaloka-varṇanam) — Description of the Hell-Realms
उच्छ्वासस्सुनिरुच्छ्वासो सुदीर्घः कूटशाल्मलिः । दुरिष्टस्सुमहावादः प्रवादस्सुप्रतापनः
ucchvāsassunirucchvāso sudīrghaḥ kūṭaśālmaliḥ | duriṣṭassumahāvādaḥ pravādassupratāpanaḥ
તે ઉચ્છ્વાસ અને સુ-નિરુચ્છ્વાસ (નિયમિત પ્રશ્વાસ) છે; તે પરમ દીર્ઘ (ચિરંજીવી) છે; તે કૂટશાલ્મલી સમો ઊંચો, દૃઢ સ્તંભ છે. તે દુર્જેય દર્શન/વિધાન છે; તે મહા ઉદ્ઘોષ છે; તે અશુદ્ધિ દહન કરનાર પ્રસિદ્ધ પ્રવાદ છે.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s epithets/attributes to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; this verse shifts from punitive cataloging to Śiva-stuti/epithet style, identifying Śiva as prāṇa (ucchvāsa–niḥśvāsa) and as the purifying proclamation that burns impurity—an anugraha-oriented turn.
Significance: Soteriological: remembering Śiva as the inner breath and purifier supports japa/dhyāna and aligns the paśu toward liberation (pāśa-kṣaya) through grace.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It presents Shiva as the inner regulator of prāṇa (breath) and as the purifying power whose “proclamation” burns away mala (impurity), aligning the seeker toward liberation.
By describing Shiva as enduring and pillar-like, it resonates with the Liṅga symbolism—Shiva as the steadfast support of all existence—while pointing beyond form to the inner presence governing breath and consciousness.
Breath-discipline (prāṇāyāma) joined with japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a means of inner purification and steady devotion.