Shloka 32
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
सत्कुले जन्म संप्राप्य धनाढ्यो वेदपारगः । शुभकर्म तदा कृत्वा मुक्तिं यात्यनपायिनीम्
satkule janma saṃprāpya dhanāḍhyo vedapāragaḥ | śubhakarma tadā kṛtvā muktiṃ yātyanapāyinīm
Setelah memperoleh kelahiran dalam keluarga mulia—berharta dan mahir dalam Veda—seseorang yang kemudian melakukan amalan suci yang selaras dengan dharma akan mencapai mokṣa yang tidak lagi gugur (tidak berpaling).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti-style framing: human birth with dharmic capacity (satkula, wealth, Vedic learning) becomes meaningful when converted into śubhakarma leading toward mokṣa; in Koṭirudrasaṃhitā this functions as a lead-in to Jyotirliṅga-related merit and liberation.
Significance: Establishes the doctrine that right action aligned with Śiva-dharma culminates in ‘anapāyinī mukti’ (non-returning liberation), preparing the listener to value darśana/arcana of Śiva-liṅgas as a direct means to grace.
FAQs
It teaches that favorable human birth and scriptural learning become spiritually fruitful only when converted into śubha-karma—righteous, Shiva-aligned conduct—culminating in an irreversible liberation (anapāyinī mukti).
In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirlinga glorification), ‘śubha-karma’ naturally includes Linga-sevā—pilgrimage, pūjā, vrata, charity, and humility—through which Saguna Shiva’s grace ripens karma into mokṣa.
The takeaway is to pair Vedic knowledge and good fortune with daily Shiva practice—Pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-archana, and dharmic charity—so action becomes purifying and liberation becomes steady.