Shloka 55
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
अमोघया सुदृष्ट्या वै वैद्यवद्योजितानि मे । शिरांसि संधयित्वा तु दृष्टानि परमात्मना
amoghayā sudṛṣṭyā vai vaidyavadyojitāni me | śirāṃsi saṃdhayitvā tu dṛṣṭāni paramātmanā
Sesungguhnya, dengan pandangan-Nya yang mulia dan tidak pernah gagal, kepala-kepala saya yang terputus telah disambungkan semula—disusun bersama dengan mahir seperti seorang tabib—dan dengan itu saya dipulihkan oleh penglihatan dan rahmat Atman Tertinggi (Shiva).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita account to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva’s ‘amoghā sudṛṣṭi’ (infallible auspicious glance) heals the devotee by rejoining severed heads ‘like a physician’; this healing-grace becomes the theological basis for the epithet Vaidyanātha—‘Lord of Physicians’.
Significance: Darśana at Vaidyanātha is famed for ārogya (healing), removal of afflictions, and as a gateway to bhukti and mukti through Śiva’s prasāda.
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): His mere auspicious glance restores what is broken, symbolizing the soul’s healing and reintegration when touched by the Lord’s compassion.
The verse emphasizes darśana—encountering Śiva in a gracious, personal (saguṇa) mode. In Jyotirliṅga/Liṅga worship, devotees seek this same transforming “glance” through devotion, pilgrimage, and daily pūjā.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate darśana-bhakti: worship the Liṅga with pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), apply tripuṇḍra bhasma, and meditate on Śiva’s compassionate gaze as inward purification and restoration.