Shloka 8

द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्

Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations

Devanagari script

चंद्रकुण्डं च तत्रैव सर्वपापविनाशकम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो धीमान्सर्वरोगैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

caṃdrakuṇḍaṃ ca tatraiva sarvapāpavināśakam | tatra snātvā naro dhīmānsarvarogaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

ณ ที่นั้นเองมีจันทรกุณฑะ สระศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่ทำลายบาปทั้งปวง ผู้มีปัญญาเมื่ออาบน้ำ ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมพ้นจากโรคภัยทั้งสิ้น

Word by Word

• चन्द्रकुण्डम्: the Moon-pond (Candra-kuṇḍa)
• चन्द्रकुण्डम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य कुण्डम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वपापविनाशकम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापविनाशकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विनाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पापानां विनाशकः) विशेषणम् (चन्द्रकुण्डम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having bathed)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नरः)

• सर्वरोगैः: from all diseases
• सर्वरोगैः: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-sense: from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे रोगाः)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released / becomes free
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is freed)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Somanātha

Sthala Purana: Candrakuṇḍa is the associated sacred tank at the Somanātha kṣetra, celebrated as sin-destroying; bathing there complements liṅga-darśana as a purificatory rite tied to Candra’s restoration narrative.

Significance: Snāna is presented as pāpa-kṣaya and roga-mokṣa; in Siddhānta terms, it symbolizes preparation of the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha by reducing mala-pravṛtti (impurity-driven tendencies) and strengthening sattva for worship.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It praises a Shiva-associated tirtha (Candrakuṇḍa) where bathing signifies purification of pāpa and restoration of well-being through Shiva’s anugraha (grace), aligning outer cleansing with inner moral and spiritual renewal.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Such kundas typically belong to a Shiva-kṣetra where Saguna Shiva is approached through tangible means—pilgrimage, snāna, and reverence—supporting devotion that culminates in inner purification and steadiness for Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tirtha-snana (sacred bath) performed with Shiva-bhakti—ideally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a prayer for purification and freedom from afflictions.