ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
कृपाललितवीक्षणं स्मितमनोज्ञवक्त्राम्बुजं शशांककलयोज्ज्वलं शमितघोरतापत्रयम् । करोतु किमपि स्फुरत्परमसौख्यसच्चिद्वपुर्धराधरसुताभुजोद्वलयितं महो मंगलम्
kṛpālalitavīkṣaṇaṃ smitamanojñavaktrāmbujaṃ śaśāṃkakalayojjvalaṃ śamitaghoratāpatrayam | karotu kimapi sphuratparamasaukhyasaccidvapurdharādharasutābhujodvalayitaṃ maho maṃgalam
Semoga Tuhan Śiva Yang Maha Mulia lagi Maha Berkat—yang pandangannya dilembutkan oleh belas kasihan, wajah teratainya indah dengan senyuman halus, dahinya bersinar dengan bulan sabit, dan yang meredakan tiga penderitaan yang dahsyat—mengurniakan kepada kami suatu anugerah yang menakjubkan: Dia yang berwujud Kewujudan dan Kesedaran, berkilau dengan kebahagiaan tertinggi, serta dipeluk oleh lengan bercahaya Puteri Gunung (Pārvatī).
Suta Goswami (invocatory verse as narrator addressing the sages)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a specific sthala episode; an opening maṅgalācaraṇa praising Śiva as compassionate, moon-crested, remover of the threefold afflictions, and united with Pārvatī.
Significance: Frames darśana of Śiva as the direct means to śānti: pacification of tāpa-traya and bestowal of paramasaukhyam (supreme bliss).
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
It is a maṅgalācaraṇa (auspicious invocation) praising Śiva as the compassionate Pati who dissolves tāpa-traya (inner, worldly, and divine afflictions) and bestows grace that culminates in supreme bliss and liberation.
The verse contemplates Saguna Śiva—recognizable by the crescent moon and His union with Pārvatī—encouraging devotees to approach the Linga as the merciful, auspicious presence through whom the formless truth (sat-cit-ānanda) becomes accessible for devotion.
A simple dhyāna is implied: meditate on Śiva’s compassionate glance, crescent moon, and auspicious form while chanting the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), praying for the pacification of tāpa-traya and the descent of Śiva’s anugraha (grace).