Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 51

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

ततः परं च यज्जातं कुत्सितं कर्म दुःखदम् । सावधानेन मनसा श्रूयतां तन्मुनीश्वरा

Transliteration

tataḥ paraṃ ca yajjātaṃ kutsitaṃ karma duḥkhadam | sāvadhānena manasā śrūyatāṃ tanmunīśvarā

Translation

Pagkaraan nito, anuman ang lumitaw na kasuklam-suklam na gawaing nagdudulot ng pagdurusa—O mga panginoon sa hanay ng mga pantas—pakinggan ninyo ito ngayon nang may mapagbantay at masusing isipan.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = ‘thereafter/from that’

• परम्: further
• परम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः (adverbial accusative) = ‘further/next’

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

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः (relative pronoun)

• जातम्: arisen / happened
• जातम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उत्पन्नम्’

• कुत्सितम्: blameworthy
• कुत्सितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुत्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कर्म: deed, action
• कर्म: Karma/Visaya (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दुःखदम्: pain-giving
• दुःखदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक; ‘giving’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दुःखं ददाति इति)

• स-अवधानेन: with attention
• स-अवधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; उपसर्ग-सहित विशेषणभावः (स + अवधानेन = ‘with attention’)

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• श्रूयताम्: let it be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘श्रूयताम्’ = ‘let it be heard’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma/Visaya (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• मुनीश्वराः: O lords among sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (मुनीनां ईश्वराः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It signals a moral turning-point: suffering arises from censurable action (kutsita karma), and the listener is urged to receive the teaching with alertness so that future karma aligns with dharma and devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

By emphasizing careful listening and ethical discernment, it prepares the devotee for proper śravaṇa of Shiva’s līlā and tīrtha-glories (including Jyotirlinga narratives), which in Shaiva practice supports disciplined Saguna worship leading toward inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct instruction is mindful śravaṇa (attentive listening). As a practical takeaway, one may listen/recite with ekāgratā and śraddhā, optionally preceded by Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to steady the mind.