Shloka 5
उत्तरदिग्देशस्थ-शिवलीङ्गमाहात्म्य
Māhātmya of Northern-Region Śiva-liṅgas
तत्रास्ति चन्द्रभालाख्यं शिवलिंगमनुत्तमम् । रावणेन समानीतं सद्भक्त्या सर्वसिद्धिदम्
tatrāsti candrabhālākhyaṃ śivaliṃgamanuttamam | rāvaṇena samānītaṃ sadbhaktyā sarvasiddhidam
అక్కడ చంద్రమాల (చంద్రభాల) అనే అనుత్తమ శివలింగం విరాజిల్లుచున్నది. రావణుడు సద్భక్తితో దానిని అక్కడికి తెచ్చెను; అది సమస్త సిద్ధులను ప్రసాదించును.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: At Gokarṇa stands the Candrabhāla liṅga, said to have been brought by Rāvaṇa through true devotion; the narrative type is ‘bhakta-pratiṣṭhā’ where a devotee transports/establishes a liṅga and the Lord grants siddhi and sanctity to the place.
Significance: Darśana of Candrabhāla is framed as sarva-siddhi-prada—granting spiritual attainments; in Siddhānta terms, ‘siddhi’ is subordinate to the higher goal of Śiva’s anugraha and pāśa-kṣaya.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere devotion (sadbhakti) to Śiva, focused through Liṅga worship, becomes a direct means to attain siddhi—culminating in grace and liberation—regardless of one’s worldly identity.
The verse presents the Liṅga as Saguna Śiva’s accessible form in the world: a consecrated presence that receives devotion and returns divine favor, making pilgrimage and worship a practical path to Śiva’s grace.
Perform Liṅga-pūjā and abhiṣeka with steady sadbhakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), treating the Liṅga as Śiva’s living presence and dedicating the fruits to liberation.