Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 27
Gaṅgā-Avataraṇa and the Naming of Gaṅgādvāra (गङ्गावतरणम्—गङ्गाद्वारप्रसिद्धिः)
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां त्र्यंबकेश्वरज्योतिर्लिंग माहात्म्यवर्णनं नाम सप्तविंशोध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tryaṃbakeśvarajyotirliṃga māhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma saptaviṃśodhyāyaḥ
Так, в «Шри Шива-махапуране», в четвертой части — «Котирудра-самхите», завершается двадцать седьмая глава под названием «Описание величия Джйотирлингамы Трьямбакешвары».
Suta Goswami (narrative colophon concluding the chapter, addressed to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeśvara
Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the completion of the chapter on Tryambakeśvara’s māhātmya within the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā; it functions as a textual seal affirming the narrative’s focus on the Jyotirliṅga’s greatness.
Significance: Signals that the preceding narrative is to be received as māhātmya-śravaṇa: hearing/reciting the glory of the Jyotirliṅga is itself meritorious.
FAQs
This is a closing colophon that seals the teaching: the chapter’s focus is the māhātmya (spiritual glory) of Tryambakeśvara Jyotirliṅga, affirming that devotion to Shiva through this sacred manifestation is a recognized Purāṇic path of grace and upliftment.
By naming “Tryambakeśvara Jyotirliṅga,” it points to Saguna worship of Shiva through the luminous Liṅga-form—Shiva made accessible to devotees for darśana, pūjā, and pilgrimage, while still indicating the transcendent reality the Jyotirliṅga signifies.
As a Jyotirliṅga māhātmya conclusion, it implicitly supports tīrtha-yātrā and Liṅga-pūjā—devotional worship of Shiva (often with mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the practical takeaway.