Shloka 44
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
क्षंतव्यो मेऽपराधश्च कल्याणं कुरु सर्वदा । इत्युक्ते च तदा तेन शिवो वचनमब्रवीत्
kṣaṃtavyo me'parādhaśca kalyāṇaṃ kuru sarvadā | ityukte ca tadā tena śivo vacanamabravīt
ขอพระองค์ทรงโปรดอภัยความผิดของข้าพเจ้า และประทานมงคลแก่ข้าพเจ้าเสมอเถิด ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว พระศิวะจึงตรัสวาจาตอบ
Suta Goswami (narrating); Lord Shiva (about to speak in response)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: Candra explicitly seeks kṣamā (forgiveness) and kalyāṇa (welfare); Śiva’s reply and boon become the theological core of Soma’s restoration and Somanātha’s fame.
Significance: Emphasizes kṣamā and śaraṇāgati as the doorway to anugraha; pilgrimage framed as repentance → grace → renewal.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights bhakti grounded in humility—acknowledging one’s aparādha (fault) and seeking Śiva’s kṣamā (forgiveness). In Śaiva thought, such surrender invites anugraha (grace), which restores auspiciousness and supports the soul’s movement toward liberation.
The devotee approaches Śiva as a personal, responsive Lord (saguṇa devotion). In Jyotirliṅga and liṅga worship, repentance and prayer for kalyāṇa are integral—one seeks not only boons, but purification through Śiva’s compassionate reply and blessing.
A practical takeaway is kṣamā-prārthanā (prayer for forgiveness) before or after liṅga-pūjā—followed by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” asking for inner auspiciousness (kalyāṇa) and steady devotion.