Shloka 38

ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्

Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas

Devanagari script

ओंकारजं च यल्लिंगं कर्दमेशमिति श्रुतम् । प्रसिद्धं बिन्दुसरसि सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

oṃkārajaṃ ca yalliṃgaṃ kardameśamiti śrutam | prasiddhaṃ bindusarasi sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

ఓంకారమునుండి జనించిన ఆ లింగం “కర్దమేశ్వర” అని ప్రసిద్ధి. బిందుసరస్సులో అది ఖ్యాతి పొందింది; సర్వకామఫలప్రదమని చెప్పబడుతుంది.

Word by Word

• ओंकारजम्: born from Oṃkāra
• ओंकारजम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओंकार + ज (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (ओंकारात् जातम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies लिङ्गम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता) / Karma (कर्म) (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘which’

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता) / Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कर्दमेशम्: Kardameśa
• कर्दमेशम्: Karma (कर्म) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दम + ईश (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (कर्दमस्य ईशः), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper epithet)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश अव्यय

• श्रुतम्: is known (as)
• श्रुतम्: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is heard/known as’

• प्रसिद्धम्: renowned
• प्रसिद्धम्: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसिद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बिन्दुसरसि: in Bindusaras (the lake)
• बिन्दुसरसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दुसरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (बिन्दोः सरस्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (सर्वेषां कामानां फलप्रदम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies लिङ्गम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: The verse explicitly characterizes the liṅga as ‘oṃkāra-ja’ (born of Oṃ), which strongly aligns with the Oṃkāreśvara tradition where the praṇava (Oṃ) is the liṅga’s very source-form. ‘Bindusarasa’ is presented as the immediate sacred locus where this liṅga named Kardameśvara is famed.

Significance: Bestowal of sarva-kāma-phala is framed as Śiva’s lordship over dharmic aims; in Siddhānta terms, worldly boons are secondary fruits, while the deeper telos is maturation toward grace and liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃkārajaṃ ca yalliṃgaṃ

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kardameshvara
• Bindusarasa
• Om

FAQs

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

It links the Liṅga to Oṁ—the primal sound—showing Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who manifests in an accessible, saguna form to uplift devotees and grant dharmic fulfillment.

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

By calling the Liṅga “Oṁkāra-born” and naming it Kardameśvara, the verse frames Liṅga worship as communion with Śiva’s manifest presence at a sacred tīrtha, where devotion and right intention yield tangible spiritual and worldly fruits.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pilgrimage and Liṅga-pūjā at Bindusarasa with Oṁ-focused japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, ‘Oṁ Namaḥ Śivāya’) and simple offerings like water/abhisheka, directing desires toward dharma.