Shloka 61
Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ
The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire
प्रातरुत्थाय सुस्नातो लिंगमभ्यर्च्य शाम्भवम् । वर्षं जपन्निदं स्तोत्रमपुत्रः पुत्रवान्भवेत्
prātarutthāya susnāto liṃgamabhyarcya śāmbhavam | varṣaṃ japannidaṃ stotramaputraḥ putravānbhavet
Встав рано утром, хорошо омывшись и совершив поклонение Лингаму Шамбхавы, если человек без сына будет повторять этот гимн целый год, он станет благословлён сыном.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse prescribes daily worship of a Śāmbhava-liṅga as a vrata-like regimen for putra-prāpti.
Significance: Highlights liṅga-upāsanā as a direct, accessible practice; stresses purity (snāna) and early rising as prerequisites for efficacious worship.
Mantra: प्रातरुत्थाय सुस्नातो लिंगमभ्यर्च्य शाम्भवम् । वर्षं जपन्निदं स्तोत्रमपुत्रः पुत्रवान्भवेत्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined daily purity (morning rising and bathing), devotion (Liṅga-arcana), and sustained mantra-like recitation (stotra-japa) invite Śiva’s grace, harmonizing dharma and desired life-supporting fruits while keeping worship centered on the Pati (Lord) as the giver of blessings.
The verse explicitly places worship on the Śāmbhava Liṅga, a saguna focus through which the devotee approaches Śiva; in Shaiva understanding, the Liṅga is a sacred support for devotion and concentration, through which grace flows to transform karma and grant welfare.
A daily routine: rise at dawn, bathe, perform Liṅga worship (archana), and recite this stotra as japa consistently for one year, maintaining steady bhakti and observance.