Shloka 21
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
ज्योतिर्लिंगमिदं श्रेष्ठं दर्शनात्पूजनादपि । सर्वपापहरं दिव्यं भुक्तिवर्द्धनमुत्तमम्
jyotirliṃgamidaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ darśanātpūjanādapi | sarvapāpaharaṃ divyaṃ bhuktivarddhanamuttamam
ఈ జ్యోతిర్లింగం శ్రేష్ఠమైనది. దీని దర్శనమాత్రంతో—పూజతో కూడ—ఇది దివ్యంగా సమస్త పాపాలను హరించి, ఉత్తమ భోగమును మరియు శుభసంపదను వృద్ధి చేస్తుంది.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudrasaṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanatha
Sthala Purana: The verse explicitly classifies the shrine as a Jyotirliṅga and asserts its efficacy through darśana and pūjana: it removes all sins and increases bhukti—standard Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya rhetoric that frames the site as a concentrated locus of Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Merely seeing (darśana) and worshipping (pūjā) are said to destroy pāpa; in Siddhānta idiom, pāpa-kṣaya supports the loosening of pāśa (bondage) and prepares the paśu for anugraha leading to mukti.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It proclaims the Jyotirlinga as a supreme, grace-filled manifestation of Shiva whose darshan and puja purify karmic impurity (papa) and generate both auspicious merit and spiritual upliftment.
The Jyotirlinga is Saguna Shiva made accessible for devotees: through visible form (liṅga), the devotee receives Shiva’s anugraha (grace) via darshan and ritual worship, leading to purification and well-being.
Perform Jyotirlinga darshan with reverence and follow with liṅga-pūjā/abhisheka; support it with japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a simple offering of water, bilva leaves, and devotion.