Shloka 6

उत्तरदिग्देशस्थ-शिवलीङ्गमाहात्म्य

Māhātmya of Northern-Region Śiva-liṅgas

Devanagari script

तस्य तत्र स्थितिर्वैद्यनाथस्येव मुनीश्वराः । सर्वलोकहितार्थाय करुणासागरस्य च

Transliteration

tasya tatra sthitirvaidyanāthasyeva munīśvarāḥ | sarvalokahitārthāya karuṇāsāgarasya ca

Translation

โอ้เหล่ามุนีผู้ประเสริฐ พระองค์ประทับอยู่ที่นั่นในนาม “ไวทยนาถ” เป็นมหาสมุทรแห่งกรุณา และทรงสถิตเพื่อประโยชน์เกื้อกูลแก่สรรพโลกเท่านั้น.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of it/of that (liṅga)
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुं/नपुंसक (m/n), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्थितिः: abiding/presence
• स्थितिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• वैद्यनाथस्य: of Vaidyanātha
• वैद्यनाथस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैद्यनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• इव: like, as
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• मुनीश्वराः: O lords of sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), बहुवचन (plural); संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (addressing sages)

• सर्वलोकहितार्थाय: for the welfare-purpose of all worlds
• सर्वलोकहितार्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक + हित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (dative), एकवचन (singular)

• करुणासागरस्य: of the ocean of compassion
• करुणासागरस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha

Sthala Purana: The Lord’s abiding presence is identified ‘as Vaidyanātha’—the Divine Physician—motivated by compassion for the welfare of all worlds. This verse functions as a theological rationale (karuṇā) for the deity’s kṣetra-residence.

Significance: Vaidyanātha-darśana is sought for healing, relief from afflictions, and pāpa-kṣaya; the deeper Purāṇic claim is loka-hita—Śiva’s sustaining presence for universal welfare.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt ||

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vaidyanatha

FAQs

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

This verse presents Shiva’s Jyotirlinga-presence as an act of universal grace: as Vaidyanātha, the compassionate Lord remains accessible in a sacred form to heal suffering and uplift beings toward liberation.

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

By naming Him “Vaidyanātha,” the text emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Shiva mercifully taking a worshipable, approachable manifestation as the Jyotirlinga so devotees can receive tangible blessings and inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is devotional Jyotirlinga-upāsanā: offer bilva leaves and water, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and repeat the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying for healing and the welfare of all beings.