Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 15

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

एवं तां सन्निवार्य्यैव भगवद्धर्मतत्परः । आसीत्परमसंतुष्टो द्वन्द्वदुःखं समत्यजत्

Transliteration

evaṃ tāṃ sannivāryyaiva bhagavaddharmatatparaḥ | āsītparamasaṃtuṣṭo dvandvaduḥkhaṃ samatyajat

Translation

ಇಂತೆ ಅವಳನ್ನು ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ತಡೆದು, ಭಗವದ್ದರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ತತ್ಪರನಾಗಿ ಅವನು ಪರಮ ಸಂತೃಪ್ತನಾದನು ಮತ್ತು ದ್ವಂದ್ವಗಳಿಂದ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सन्निवार्य: having restrained
• सन्निवार्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ni-√vṛ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वकाल (having restrained/checked)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• भगवद्धर्मतत्परः: devoted to the Lord’s dharma
• भगवद्धर्मतत्परः: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavat+dharma+tatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (bhagavato dharmaḥ; tasmin tatparaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• परमसंतुष्टः: fully satisfied
• परमसंतुष्टः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama+saṃtuṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (paramaḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्

• द्वन्द्वदुःखम्: the sorrow of dualities
• द्वन्द्वदुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvaṃdva+duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (dvandvāt duḥkham / dvandva-janitaṃ duḥkham), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समत्यजत्: completely abandoned
• समत्यजत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ati-√tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse teaches that steadfast adherence to Shiva’s dharma brings inner contentment and dissolves dvandva-duḥkha—suffering caused by worldly opposites—leading the devotee toward liberation (moksha).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga worship in the Shiva Purana is a discipline of devotion and inner restraint: by centering the mind on Saguna Shiva through the Linga, the devotee transcends reactions to pleasure and pain and becomes established in Shiva-oriented dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with self-restraint (niyama) and steady worship—optionally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—to cultivate equanimity beyond dualities.