Shloka 28

रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां वैद्यनाथेश्वरज्योतिर्लिंगमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नामाष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ vaidyanātheśvarajyotirliṃgamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీశివమహాపురాణములో చతుర్థమైన కోటిరుద్రసంహితలో ‘వైద్యనాథేశ్వర జ్యోతిర్లింగ మహాత్మ్యవర్ణనము’ అను ఇరవై ఎనిమిదవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyasaṃkṣepa (वाक्यसंक्षेप)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थ-निदर्शन (quotative/end marker)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (the great Purāṇa of Śiva, venerable)

• caturthyām: in the fourth (book/section)
• caturthyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (in the fourth)

• koṭi-rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Koṭirudra-saṃhitā
• koṭi-rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (Koṭirudra-saṃhitā)

• vaidyanātha-īśvara-jyotiḥ-liṅga-māhātmya-varṇanam: the description of the glory of the Vaidyanātheśvara Jyotirliṅga
• vaidyanātha-īśvara-jyotiḥ-liṅga-māhātmya-varṇanam: Viṣaya (विषय/नामधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidyanātha (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + jyotiḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (description of the greatness of the Vaidyanātheśvara Jyotirliṅga)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (indeclinable usage meaning ‘named/called’)

• aṣṭāviṃśaḥ: twenty-eighth
• aṣṭāviṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭāviṃśati (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (twenty-eighth)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative colophon conclusion to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha

Sthala Purana: Colophon formally seals the chapter as the Vaidyanātheśvara Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya, marking the narrative unit as a kṣetra-glorification intended for śravaṇa, kīrtana, and pilgrimage inspiration.

Significance: Hearing/reciting the māhātmya is treated as a meritorious act supporting pilgrimage, vow-taking, and temple worship centered on the Jyotirliṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vaidyanatheshvara

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking completion of the Vaidyanātheśvara Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya, emphasizing that the Koṭirudra Saṃhitā preserves the sacred authority and devotional focus of Jyotirliṅga worship as a means toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.

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

By naming “Jyotirliṅga,” it points to Śiva’s Saguna accessibility through a consecrated emblem that is also “jyotis” (divine light), bridging form-based devotion with contemplation of Śiva as the supreme luminous reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a māhātmya-conclusion, it implicitly supports Jyotirliṅga darśana, abhiṣeka, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady bhakti, especially during observances like Mahāśivarātri.