Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 54
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
घुश्मेशाख्यमिदं लिंगमित्थं जातं मुनीश्वराः । तं दृष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा हि सुखं संवर्द्धते सदा
ghuśmeśākhyamidaṃ liṃgamitthaṃ jātaṃ munīśvarāḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayitvā hi sukhaṃ saṃvarddhate sadā
اے سردارانِ مُنی! یوں یہ لِنگ ‘غُشمیش’ کے نام سے معروف ہوا۔ اس کے دیدار اور پوجا سے ہمیشہ خوشی اور عافیت بڑھتی رہتی ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Ghṛṣṇeśvara
Sthala Purana: The text explicitly names the manifested Liṅga as Ghuśmeśa and declares its enduring phala: mere darśana followed by pūjā causes sukha to continually increase.
Significance: Establishes the jyotirliṅga’s māhātmya: darśana + pūjā as accessible means to receive Śiva’s favor, prosperity, and inner well-being.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse teaches that Śiva’s grace flows through the manifested Jyotirliṅga: even darśana (reverent seeing) followed by pūjā causes lasting increase of sukha—inner auspiciousness and spiritual well-being—through devotion to Pati (Śiva).
It affirms Saguna-upāsanā: Śiva is approached through the Liṅga as a concrete, worship-worthy form. Darśana and arcana of the Liṅga become direct means to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace) at a Jyotirliṅga kṣetra.
Perform Liṅga-darśana with reverence and offer simple Liṅga-pūjā (water, bilva leaves, lamp, mantra-japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); the takeaway is consistent devotional worship rather than complex rites.