Shloka 10
महाबलमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Mahābala Māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Mahābala (and Western Sacred Liṅgas)”
महापातकिनश्चात्र समभ्यर्च्य महाबलम् । शिवलिंगं च गोकर्णे प्रयाताश्शांकरम्पदम्
mahāpātakinaścātra samabhyarcya mahābalam | śivaliṃgaṃ ca gokarṇe prayātāśśāṃkarampadam
یہاں گوکرن میں عظیم قوت والے شِو لِنگ کی باقاعدہ عبادت کرنے سے، بڑے بڑے گناہوں والے بھی شنکر کے اعلیٰ ترین مقام کو پا لیتے ہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It declares the purificatory power of sincere Śiva-liṅga worship at Gokarṇa: even the heaviest karmic burdens (mahāpātakas) are burned by Śiva’s grace, leading the devotee toward Śaṅkara’s abode—i.e., liberation through devotion and divine acceptance.
The liṅga is Saguna Śiva’s accessible, sanctifying form for worship. By honoring the liṅga at a sacred kṣetra like Gokarṇa, the devotee approaches the transcendent Pati (Śiva) through a concrete ritual focus, receiving grace that dissolves bondage (pāśa).
Perform devoted liṅga-pūjā at Gokarṇa—offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with repentance and steadiness—aiming at inner purification and surrender to Śiva.