Shloka 27
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
तदुपस्पर्शनादेव नष्टाघा विमलाशयाः । तेपुर्महत्तपस्तत्र जपन्तो ब्रह्म सुव्रताः
tadupasparśanādeva naṣṭāghā vimalāśayāḥ | tepurmahattapastatra japanto brahma suvratāḥ
ആ പവിത്ര ശൈവസ്ഥാനത്തെ സ്പർശിച്ചതുമാത്രത്തിൽ അവരുടെ പാപങ്ങൾ നശിച്ചു, അന്തഃകരണം നിർമലമായി. അവിടെ ആ സുവ്രതന്മാർ മഹാതപസ്സു ചെയ്തു പരബ്രഹ്മനായ ശിവനെ നിരന്തരം ജപിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: A sanctified locus whose mere contact destroys sin; functions like a tīrtha/śiva-kṣetra motif, but the text does not identify it with a named Jyotirliṅga.
Significance: Affirms tīrtha-sparśa and kṣetra-māhātmya: contact with Śiva’s sphere purifies pāśa (mala/karma) and turns the paśu toward Brahman through tapas and japa.
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that proximity to Śiva—symbolized by contact with a Śaiva sacred locus—purifies the heart and dissolves pāpa, preparing the seeker for tapas and mantra-japa that leads toward liberation (mokṣa).
“Touching” points to embodied devotion (saguṇa upāsanā): approaching, touching, and serving Śiva’s sacred presence (often through the Liṅga or a tirtha) which catalyzes inner purification and steadies the mind for japa.
Pilgrimage/contact with a Śaiva holy place followed by strict vrata, tapas, and sustained mantra-japa—classically centered on Śiva’s names (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).