Shloka 51
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
सुधर्मा स च घुश्मा च सुदेहा च समागताः । प्रदक्षिणं शिवस्याशु शतमेकोत्तरं दधुः
sudharmā sa ca ghuśmā ca sudehā ca samāgatāḥ | pradakṣiṇaṃ śivasyāśu śatamekottaraṃ dadhuḥ
ต่อมา สุธรรมะ ฆุศมา และสุเทหาได้มาชุมนุมกัน แล้วโดยฉับพลันได้เวียนประทักษิณรอบพระศิวะด้วยศรัทธา จำนวนหนึ่งร้อยหนึ่งรอบ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Ghṛṣṇeśvara
Sthala Purana: The principal women of the episode assemble and perform 101 pradakṣiṇās around the manifested Liṅga, establishing the site’s devotional praxis.
Significance: Pradakṣiṇā around the jyotirliṅga is framed as immediate bhakti-response; it signifies surrender of the paśu to Pati and accrues puṇya and inner purification.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through pradakṣiṇā: turning one’s whole being around Pati (Śiva) as the supreme center, a simple act that purifies the paśu (bound soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage) through devotion and surrender.
Pradakṣiṇā is a primary upacāra (service) offered to Saguna Śiva, especially the Śiva-liṅga; by circling the sacred presence, devotees affirm Śiva’s immanence and grace, seeking protection and liberation.
Performing 101 pradakṣiṇās with a focused mind—optionally repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” each round—serves as a steady, embodied meditation and a traditional Shaiva vow-like practice.