Shloka 52
गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्
Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship
शतमेकोत्तरं चैव ब्रह्मणोऽस्य गिरेस्तथा । प्रक्रमणं विधायैवं शुद्धिस्ते च भविष्यति
śatamekottaraṃ caiva brahmaṇo'sya girestathā | prakramaṇaṃ vidhāyaivaṃ śuddhiste ca bhaviṣyati
Dengan demikian, setelah melakukan pradakṣiṇā seratus satu kali—bagi gunung ini dan juga bagi Brahmā—penyucianmu pasti akan terlaksana.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-specific account; it intensifies the prāyaścitta by prescribing 101 pradakṣiṇās of the mountain and ‘Brahmā’ (likely Brahmā’s shrine/seat in the locale), culminating in assured śuddhi—purity as a fruit that ripens when discipline is completed.
Significance: Numerical pradakṣiṇā (101) signifies completeness beyond the hundred, sealing the vow; promises purification and renewed eligibility for Śiva-bhakti and ritual participation.
FAQs
The verse teaches that disciplined sacred circumambulation (pradakṣiṇā/parikrama) performed with faith becomes a means of śuddhi—purification of the devotee—aligning the individual (paśu) toward Shiva’s grace (Pati) and loosening bonds (pāśa).
Circumambulation is a core act of Saguna Shiva worship: by moving around the sacred locus (mountain/kshetra/linga), the devotee places Shiva at the spiritual center, expressing surrender and devotion—an embodied form of bhakti praised in Jyotirlinga pilgrimage contexts.
Perform 101 pradakṣiṇās (circumambulations) of the sacred site with a pure intention—ideally while remembering Shiva (e.g., mentally repeating the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a ritual discipline aimed at purification.