Shloka 62
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
यः शृणोति तदुत्पत्तिं श्रावयेद्वा परान्नरः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
yaḥ śṛṇoti tadutpattiṃ śrāvayedvā parānnaraḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
جو شخص اس کے ظہور کی حکایت سنتا ہے یا دوسروں کو سنواتا ہے، وہ تمام جائز آرزوئیں پاتا ہے اور ہر گناہ سے رہائی پاتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: Phalaśruti: śravaṇa/śrāvaṇa of the Someśvara-udbhava grants kāma-siddhi and pāpa-vimocana—typical of kṣetra-māhātmya sections that present hearing as a salvific act.
Significance: Hearing/reciting the origin story functions as a non-physical pilgrimage (mānasa-yātrā), conferring merit, purification, and eligibility for deeper Śiva-bhakti.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout hearing) and śrāvaṇa (enabling others to hear) of Shiva’s sacred manifestation narratives purify karma, remove pāpa, and support both worldly well-being and spiritual upliftment under Shiva’s grace.
In the Kotirudra context, the “origin account” points to the Jyotirlinga’s appearance—Saguna Shiva revealing Himself in a worshipable form—so hearing its mahātmya becomes an act of bhakti that connects the devotee to the Linga’s sanctifying power.
Regular recitation/reading aloud of the Jyotirlinga-utpatti (origin) section—especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri—and arranging group listening (satsaṅga) as a simple, meritorious Shaiva practice.