Shloka 60
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
परिक्रम्य च तत्तीर्थं प्रशंसन्तश्च ते ययुः । चंद्रश्चापि स्वकीयं च कार्य्यं चक्रे पुरातनम्
parikramya ca tattīrthaṃ praśaṃsantaśca te yayuḥ | caṃdraścāpi svakīyaṃ ca kāryyaṃ cakre purātanam
ครั้นเวียนประทักษิณรอบทีรถะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น และสรรเสริญสดุดีแล้ว พวกเขาก็จากไป แม้พระจันทรเทพก็ได้กระทำกิจอันโบราณซึ่งถูกกำหนดไว้ของตนอีกครั้งหนึ่ง
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, as typical of the Purana frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: The tīrtha is honored through pradakṣiṇā and stuti; Candra resumes his ‘purātana’ duty—waxing and waning—signaling the re-establishment of cosmic maintenance (sthiti) under Śiva’s lordship.
Significance: Pradakṣiṇā and tīrtha-stuti are taught as completing acts that seal the pilgrimage’s merit and align the devotee with dharma and cosmic rhythm.
Type: stotra
Cosmic Event: Re-commencement of lunar cycle and timekeeping (kāla-vyavasthā)
FAQs
It highlights tīrtha-pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) and stuti (praise) as acts of bhakti that align the devotee with Shiva’s grace; after honoring the sacred place, one returns to one’s dharma, purified and reoriented toward liberation.
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirlinga tīrthas, circumambulating the holy site mirrors the standard worship of the Shiva-Linga through pradakṣiṇā and praise—devotion to Saguna Shiva at a manifested sacred locus that points to the Nirguna reality.
Perform pradakṣiṇā of the Jyotirlinga/tīrtha with reverent stuti; mentally repeat the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while walking, then conclude by returning to one’s duties as an offering to Shiva.