Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 30

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

तद्दृष्ट्वा पुरुषश्चैव निश्वासं पर्यमोचयत् । स्मृत्वा शिवपदांभोजमुवाच निजकामिनीम्

Transliteration

taddṛṣṭvā puruṣaścaiva niśvāsaṃ paryamocayat | smṛtvā śivapadāṃbhojamuvāca nijakāminīm

Translation

ତାହା ଦେଖି ସେ ପୁରୁଷ ଗଭୀର ନିଶ୍ୱାସ ଛାଡ଼ିଲା। ପରେ ଭଗବାନ ଶିବଙ୍କ ପଦପଦ୍ମ ସ୍ମରଣ କରି, ନିଜ ପ୍ରିୟାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲା।

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'that (fact)'

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having seen'

• puruṣaḥ: the man
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• niśvāsam: breath/sigh
• niśvāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• paryamocayat: released/let out
• paryamocayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-muc (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada; causative sense not intended here

• smṛtvā: having remembered
• smṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having remembered'

• śiva-pada-aṃbhojam: the lotus of Śiva’s feet
• śiva-pada-aṃbhojam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃbhoja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'lotus (aṃbhoja) of Śiva's feet'

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• nija-kāminīm: his own beloved
• nija-kāminīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + kāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'one's own beloved woman'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śiva-smaraṇa—remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet—as an immediate refuge that steadies the mind and redirects one’s response from fear or agitation toward devotion and dharmic speech.

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

Remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet is a Saguna (personal) devotional focus; in Jyotirliṅga-centered narratives of the Koṭirudra Saṃhitā, such remembrance supports faith in Śiva’s accessible grace through sacred forms and pilgrimage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is nāma-smaraṇa and dhyāna: silently recall Śiva’s feet while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to calm the breath and act with clarity.