Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 33
Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya
The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga
सा सुदेहाग्रहं नैव मुमोचात्मजकाम्यया । प्रत्युवाच पतिं प्रेम्णा सांजलिर्नतमस्तका
sā sudehāgrahaṃ naiva mumocātmajakāmyayā | pratyuvāca patiṃ premṇā sāṃjalirnatamastakā
Dahil sa pananabik na magkaroon ng anak na lalaki, hindi niya binitiwan ang pagkakapit sa kanyang magandang katawan. Pagkaraan, sa pag-ibig at debosyon, magkasalikop ang mga kamay at nakayuko ang ulo, sumagot siya sa kanyang asawa.
Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue of a devoted wife addressing her husband)
Tattva Level: pashu
Jyotirlinga: Ghṛṣṇeśvara
Sthala Purana: Within the Ghṛṣṇeśvara cycle, domestic desire and rivalry are shown as pāśa (bondage) that veils discernment; the narrative prepares the contrast between egoic clinging and the liberating steadiness of Śiva-bhakti that culminates in the Jyotirliṅga’s grace.
Significance: Pilgrimage is framed as transforming household suffering into dharmic clarity; the devotee learns to relinquish attachment (dehābhimāna) and seek Śiva’s anugraha.
FAQs
It highlights how worldly desire (here, yearning for a son) can intensify attachment to the body, while true spiritual progress is marked by humility and loving, reverent speech—qualities that Shaiva Siddhanta treats as supportive of gradual purification.
The verse contrasts bodily clinging with devotional conduct (añjali, bowed head). In Linga worship, such outward humility is meant to mature into inner surrender to Saguna Shiva, leading the devotee beyond ego and possessiveness.
Adopt a daily bhakti discipline: offer añjali and bow before Shiva’s Linga, chant the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a prayer to reduce attachment, and cultivate respectful, truthful speech as a vow (vrata) alongside worship.