Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 32

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा तु स्वयं विप्र आशां परिविहाय च । धर्मकार्यरतस्सोऽभूच्छंकरध्यानतत्परः

Transliteration

ityuktvā tu svayaṃ vipra āśāṃ parivihāya ca | dharmakāryaratasso'bhūcchaṃkaradhyānatatparaḥ

Translation

ਇਉਂ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਆਪ ਸਭ ਲੌਕਿਕ ਆਸ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਧਰਮ-ਕਾਰਜਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਤ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਦੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਤਪਰ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Textual marker (पाठ-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (closing particle)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (title-compound)

• चतुर्थ्याम्: in the fourth
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘संहितायाम्’ इति विशेषण (in the fourth)

• कोटिरुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Koṭirudra-saṃhitā
• कोटिरुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटिरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘कोटिरुद्रस्य संहिता’

• घुश्मेश्वर-माहात्म्ये: in the Ghuśmeśvara-māhātmya section
• घुश्मेश्वर-माहात्म्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घुश्मेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘घुश्मेश्वरस्य माहात्म्यम्’

• सुदेहा-सुधर्म-चरित-वर्णनम्: the narration of the story of Sudehā and Sudharma
• सुदेहा-सुधर्म-चरित-वर्णनम्: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदेहा (प्रातिपदिक) + सुधर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (determinative): ‘सुदेहायाः सुधर्मस्य च चरितस्य वर्णनम्’

• नाम: named
• नाम: Name marker (संज्ञा-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नाम-निर्देशक (particle: ‘named/called’)

• द्वात्रिंशः: thirty-second
• द्वात्रिंशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वात्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal) ‘अध्यायः’ इति विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Shows the Siddhānta progression: casting off āśā (bondage tendency) and stabilizing in dharma and Śaṅkara-dhyāna—preparing the soul for Śiva’s liberating grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true progress toward Śiva’s grace arises from renouncing craving and expectation, living in dharma, and fixing the mind in Śaṅkara-dhyāna—an inward shift from worldly aims to Pati (Śiva) as the supreme refuge.

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

Meditation on Śaṅkara here aligns with Saguna upāsanā: the devotee centers mind and conduct on Śiva (often through Liṅga worship), letting outer ritual mature into steady inner contemplation and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to disciplined Śiva-dhyāna supported by dharmic living; practically, this is commonly done through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and focused meditation on Lord Śiva’s form or the Liṅga.