Shloka 16
Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam
Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca
क्रौंचे च पर्वते दूरं गते तस्मिन्स्वपुत्रके । तौ च तत्र समासीनौ ज्यो तीरूपं समाश्रितौ
krauṃce ca parvate dūraṃ gate tasminsvaputrake | tau ca tatra samāsīnau jyo tīrūpaṃ samāśritau
Ketika ia pergi jauh ke Gunung Krauñca bersama putranya sendiri, keduanya duduk di sana, berlindung pada wujud Cahaya Ilahi—Jyoti Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna
Sthala Purana: Śiva’s presence is described as jyotirūpa (form of Light). The narrative relocates to Mount Krauñca, where the divine pair ‘abide in Light,’ resonating with Jyotirliṅga theology: Śiva self-manifests as luminous liṅga to grant darśana and grace.
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as jyoti (inner and outer light) is treated as a direct means to receive anugraha and dissolve ignorance (tirodhāna).
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It points to Shiva as Jyoti—pure, illuminating Consciousness—showing that turning inward to the Light-principle of Pati (Shiva) is a direct means toward liberation in the Shaiva view.
The Jyotirūpa theme is the theological basis of the Jyotirliṅga: the Liṅga is not merely a symbol but a sacred locus where Saguna worship leads the devotee to realize Shiva’s Nirguna light-nature.
Dhyāna on Shiva as inner light—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Liṅga-upāsanā—aligns with the verse’s emphasis on taking refuge in Jyoti.