Shloka 41
Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
मया चैव भवद्भ्यश्च भवद्भिर्लोकहेतवे । स्थापनीयं प्रयत्नेन शिवप्राप्तिकरं च तत्
mayā caiva bhavadbhyaśca bhavadbhirlokahetave | sthāpanīyaṃ prayatnena śivaprāptikaraṃ ca tat
میرے ذریعے اور آپ سب کے ذریعے—عالم کی بھلائی کے لیے—اسے پوری کوشش سے قائم کرنا چاہیے؛ کیونکہ یہی شیو کی پرابتّی کا وسیلہ بنتا ہے۔
Lord Shiva (inferred, instructing devotees regarding sacred establishment for loka-kalyāṇa within Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s Jyotirlinga context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General Jyotirliṅga logic: establishing/enshrining Śiva’s presence for loka-kalyāṇa; the verse reads like an injunction to found/maintain a Śiva-sthāpana that becomes a vehicle of Śiva-prāpti.
Significance: Stresses public benefit (loka-hetu): creating a stable locus for darśana, pūjā, and śiva-smaraṇa that ripens into Śiva’s grace.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that establishing Śiva’s sacred presence (especially through Linga/Jyotirlinga-centered worship) is both loka-kalyāṇa (world-welfare) and a direct sādhana that leads to Śiva-prāpti—attainment of Śiva through devotion, right action, and His grace.
“Sthāpanīyam” points to consecration/establishment of a worshipful form—classically the Śiva-liṅga—through which devotees approach Saguna Śiva with pūjā, mantra, and service, and thereby are led toward Śiva-realization.
The takeaway is diligent Linga-sthāpana and sustained worship: daily abhiṣeka, mantra-japa (especially Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and temple/service-oriented devotion performed for the benefit of all beings.