Shloka 44
Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya
The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga
कनिष्ठा चैव या पत्नी स्वस्रनुज्ञामवाप्य च । पार्थिवान्सा चकाराशु श्रियमेकोत्तरं शतम्
kaniṣṭhā caiva yā patnī svasranujñāmavāpya ca | pārthivānsā cakārāśu śriyamekottaraṃ śatam
แล้วภรรยาผู้น้อง เมื่อได้รับความยินยอมจากพี่สาว ก็ให้ทำศิวลึงค์ดินเผาหนึ่งร้อยหนึ่งองค์โดยเร็ว เพื่อความเป็นสิริมงคลและความรุ่งเรือง
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Sthala Purana: The episode anticipates the Ghuṣmeśvara/Ghṛṣṇeśvara tradition: a devoted woman fashions many earthen liṅgas as daily worship, leading to Śiva’s manifestation and the sanctification of the place as a liṅga-sthāna.
Significance: Merit from repeated liṅga-pūjā and the ideal of steadfast bhakti; associated with fulfillment of auspicious aims (śrī) and ultimately Śiva’s protective grace.
Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights parthiva-liṅga worship—devotion expressed through simple, accessible materials—showing that sincere bhakti and reverence to Shiva as Pati can generate auspiciousness and spiritual merit.
The earthen liṅga is a tangible (saguṇa) focus for worship, allowing the devotee to concentrate mind and offerings toward Shiva; through this form-based worship, one is led toward the higher realization of Shiva beyond form.
Parthiva-liṅga nirmāṇa and pūjā—making 101 clay liṅgas and worshipping them with mantra (especially the pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with simple offerings such as water and bilva leaves.