Shloka 53
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
तत्कुंडं तैश्च तत्रैव सर्वैर्देवैः प्रतिष्ठितम् । शिवेन ब्रह्मणा तत्र ह्यविभक्तं तु तत्पुनः
tatkuṃḍaṃ taiśca tatraiva sarvairdevaiḥ pratiṣṭhitam | śivena brahmaṇā tatra hyavibhaktaṃ tu tatpunaḥ
ณ ที่นั้นเอง กุณฑะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้นได้รับการสถาปนาโดยเหล่าเทพทั้งปวง; และ ณ ที่เดียวกันนั้น ศิวะและพรหมาก็ปรากฏอีกครั้งโดยไม่แยกจากกัน—เป็นสภาวะเดียว ไร้ความแบ่งแยก
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: In the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative, the devas consecrate a sacred kuṇḍa; the place is sanctified by the vision of Śiva’s supreme, non-dual lordship, in which Brahmā’s separative status is ‘reabsorbed’ into Śiva’s sovereignty.
Significance: Merit from tīrtha-pratiṣṭhā and darśana of Śiva’s supremacy; purification of pāśa (bondage) through sacred geography and remembrance of the Lord.
FAQs
It sanctifies the tirtha through divine consecration and teaches that Shiva, as Pati (the Supreme), remains the inner, undivided reality behind even Brahma’s cosmic function—pointing devotees toward unity-consciousness grounded in Shiva.
A consecrated kunda/tirtha commonly accompanies Linga worship in pilgrimage settings; the verse frames Saguna worship (ritual establishment by the devas) as a doorway to realizing Shiva’s deeper, indivisible essence per Shaiva Siddhanta devotion.
Pilgrims may perform tirtha-snana (sacred bathing) and offer water to the Shiva-Linga, while meditating on Shiva as the one inner Lord beyond divisions—silently repeating the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” with focused remembrance.