Shloka 5
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
शृण्वन्तस्त्वन्मुखाम्भोजान्न तृप्तास्स्मो वयं प्रभो । शैवं यशोऽमृतं रम्यं तदेव पुनरुच्यताम्
śṛṇvantastvanmukhāmbhojānna tṛptāssmo vayaṃ prabho | śaivaṃ yaśo'mṛtaṃ ramyaṃ tadeva punarucyatām
ഹേ പ്രഭോ! നിന്റെ മുഖപദ്മത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴുകുന്ന അമൃതമയ വചനങ്ങൾ കേട്ടുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നാലും ഞങ്ങൾ തൃപ്തരാകുന്നില്ല. അതിനാൽ ശിവന്റെ ആ രമ്യമായ അമരയശസ് വീണ്ടും—വീണ്ടും—ഉച്ചരിക്കപ്പെടട്ടെ.
The sages (ṛṣis) addressing Suta Goswami at Naimisharanya
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Frame-verse emphasizing inexhaustibility of Śiva-yaśas: even repeated hearing from the teacher’s ‘lotus-mouth’ does not satiate the devotees.
Significance: Elevates śravaṇa and kīrtana of Śiva’s glory as amṛta—spiritually ‘immortalizing’ by turning the mind from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) to Shiva’s glory is itself nectar-like and never exhausts the heart; true devotion grows by repeated hearing, deepening bhakti and purifying the seeker toward liberation.
In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirlinga-focused), repeatedly hearing Shiva’s ‘śaiva yaśas’ prepares the mind for Saguna worship—pilgrimage, darśana, and Linga-sevā—by intensifying reverence and steadiness in devotion.
Regular śravaṇa and kathā-śravaṇa—listening to Shiva Purana recitation (especially Jyotirlinga Mahatmya)—as a daily or Mahashivratri practice, ideally alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”