Shloka 35

ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्

Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas

Devanagari script

सोमेश्वरस्य यल्लिंगमन्तकेशमुदाहृतम् । मह्यास्सागरसंयोगे तल्लिंगमुपलिङ्गकम्

Transliteration

someśvarasya yalliṃgamantakeśamudāhṛtam | mahyāssāgarasaṃyoge talliṃgamupaliṅgakam

Translation

ସୋମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଯେ ଲିଙ୍ଗ ‘ଅନ୍ତକେଶ’ ବୋଲି କଥିତ, ଯାହା ପୃଥିବୀ ଓ ସାଗରର ସଙ୍ଗମସ୍ଥଳରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ—ତାହାକୁ ସେହି ଜ୍ୟୋତିର୍ଲିଙ୍ଗର ଉପଲିଙ୍ଗ ବୋଲି ଜାଣିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• सोमेश्वरस्य: of Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य ईश्वरः)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/relative determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अन्तकेशम्: (called) Antakeśa
• अन्तकेशम्: Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/Name-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• उदाहृतम्: is said/declared
• उदाहृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+आ+हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्यय (Past Passive Participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः

• मही: with the earth
• मही: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सागर-संयोगे: in the union with the ocean
• सागर-संयोगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सागरेण संयोगः / सागरस्य संयोगः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/demonstrative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक सर्वनाम

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपलिङ्गकम्: a subsidiary liṅga (upaliṅga)
• उपलिङ्गकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपलिङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Someshvara
• Antakesha

FAQs

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

It clarifies sacred geography: certain renowned shrines are classified as upa-liṅgas—extensions of a principal Jyotirliṅga’s grace—so devotees can approach Śiva’s presence through both the main seat and its attendant manifestations.

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

By naming Antakeśa as an upa-liṅga of Someśvara, the text affirms Saguna worship through the liṅga-form: the formless (Nirguṇa) Śiva is compassionately approached via a consecrated form tied to a specific tīrtha and lineage of sanctity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Visit and worship the liṅga at the tīrtha (especially at the land–sea confluence), perform abhiṣeka with pure water, recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and meditate on Śiva as Someśvara whose grace flows through both Jyotirliṅga and upa-liṅga.