Shloka 46

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

एवं नित्यं सा चकार शिवपूजां स्वकामदाम् । विसृज्य पुनरावाह्य तत्सपर्य्याविधानतः

Transliteration

evaṃ nityaṃ sā cakāra śivapūjāṃ svakāmadām | visṛjya punarāvāhya tatsaparyyāvidhānataḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അവൾ നിത്യേന സ്വധർമ്മസമ്മത ആഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ നിറവേറ്റുന്ന ശിവപൂജ ചെയ്തു; വിധിപൂർവ്വം വിസർജനം ചെയ്ത് വീണ്ടും ആവാഹനം നടത്തി, നിശ്ചിത പൂജാവിധിപ്രകാരം സേവനം തുടർന്നു।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: always)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चकार: did/performed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवपूजाम्: worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य पूजा)

• स्वकामदाम्: granting (her) desired wishes
• स्वकामदाम्: Karma (कर्म, विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + काम + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य कामान् ददाति इति = granting one’s desires)

• विसृज्य: having dismissed
• विसृज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√सृज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक (having dismissed/let go)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√वह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक (having invoked/brought)

• तत्सपर्य्याविधानतः: according to that prescribed method of service
• तत्सपर्य्याविधानतः: Hetu/Prakara (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् + सपर्या + विधान + तस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: according to/from); तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य सपर्य्याविधानात् = according to that procedure of worship)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes nitya-pūjā (daily regulated worship) as a means for the bound soul (paśu) to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace) and attain legitimate aims (dharma-artha-kāma) in a purified way.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes nitya-pūjā (daily worship) performed with vidhi (scriptural discipline). In a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, steady, rule-aligned devotion purifies the paśu (bound soul), loosens pāśa (bondage), and turns desire toward Śiva’s grace, which ultimately culminates in liberation.

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

The language of āvāhana (invocation) and visarjana (ritual conclusion) reflects Saguna worship—approaching Śiva in an accessible form such as the Śiva-liṅga. The devotee serves through saparyā (formal offerings), using the form as a sacred support while recognizing Śiva as the transcendent Pati beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests performing Śiva-pūjā daily with proper sequence: invoke (āvāhana), offer service (saparyā) as prescribed, and conclude respectfully (visarjana). As a practical takeaway, accompany the worship with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to keep the mind anchored in devotion.