Shloka 58

द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्

Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations

Devanagari script

एतां ज्योतिर्लिंगकथां यः पठेच्छृणुयादपि । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विन्दति

Transliteration

etāṃ jyotirliṃgakathāṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādapi | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca vindati

Translation

Sesiapa yang membaca—atau bahkan mendengar—kisah suci tentang Jyotirliṅga ini, dibebaskan daripada segala dosa dan memperoleh kedua-duanya: bhukti (kesejahteraan duniawi yang benar) dan mukti (pembebasan), melalui rahmat Tuhan Śiva.

Word by Word

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'kathām' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• ज्योतिःलिङ्गकथाम्: the story of the Jyotirliṅga(s)
• ज्योतिःलिङ्गकथाम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिः + लिङ्ग + कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (समाहार/निर्देश: 'jyotirliṅga'-kathā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यः: whoever
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पठेत्: should read
• पठेत्: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: निपात (inclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपि = 'even/also')

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: अपादान (Apādāna/ablative: from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास ('all sins'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), बहुवचन

• भुक्तिम्: enjoyment/worldly prosperity
• भुक्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/object of 'vindati')
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/object of 'vindati')
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• विन्दति: obtains
• विन्दति: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jyotirlinga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of the Jyotirliṅga’s glory purify karmic impurities and invite Śiva’s grace, culminating in both worldly harmony and final liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The Jyotirliṅga is a Saguna focus for devotion that reveals the infinite (ananta) Śiva; honoring it through hearing and reciting its katha is presented as an accessible path of bhakti leading toward moksha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation or attentive listening to Jyotirliṅga-kathā as a vrata-style practice—ideally with Śiva-smaraṇa, mantra-japa (such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and simple worship— is the implied takeaway.