Shloka 20
Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya
The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga
सूत उवाच । भर्त्सिता ताभिरिति सा गृहमागत्य दुःखिता । स्वामिने कथयामास तदुक्तं सर्वमादरात्
sūta uvāca | bhartsitā tābhiriti sā gṛhamāgatya duḥkhitā | svāmine kathayāmāsa taduktaṃ sarvamādarāt
สูตกล่าวว่า เมื่อถูกสตรีเหล่านั้นตำหนิ นางก็กลับเรือนด้วยความทุกข์ แล้วเล่าถ้อยคำทั้งหมดที่ได้ยินแก่สามีด้วยความเคารพ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights a dharmic response to conflict—returning with humility and truthfulness—supporting the Shaiva ethic that purity of conduct and sincerity prepare the mind for devotion to Shiva.
Though not naming the Linga directly, the verse sets narrative groundwork: respectful communication and moral clarity are presented as supportive attitudes for Saguna Shiva worship and later Jyotirlinga-focused devotion.
A practical takeaway is satya (truthful speech) and vinaya (humility); as a simple Shaiva practice, one may pair this with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind after distress.