Shloka 23
बहुभिस्तत्र सुतपस्तप्तं सम्पूज्य तं विभुम् । लब्धा हि परमा सिद्धिरिहामुत्रापि सौख्यदा
bahubhistatra sutapastaptaṃ sampūjya taṃ vibhum | labdhā hi paramā siddhirihāmutrāpi saukhyadā
وہاں بہت سے بھکتوں نے سخت تپسیا کی اور اُس سَروَویَاپی وِبھُو بھگوان شِو کی باقاعدہ پوجا کرکے پرم سِدھی حاصل کی، جو اِس لوک اور پرلوک دونوں میں سُکھ دینے والی ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: The kṣetra is portrayed as a tapas-and-pūjā field: many perform severe austerities and worship the all-pervading Lord, attaining paramā-siddhi that grants well-being here and hereafter—typical of a liṅga-māhātmya emphasizing both iha and amutra fruits.
Significance: Frames Gokarṇa-Mahābala as a place where disciplined tapas (inner purification) plus pūjā (outer devotion) yields the highest attainment and lasting sukha.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches that sincere tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) joined with proper worship of Śiva leads to paramā-siddhi—supreme fulfillment—bringing both worldly well-being and otherworldly blessedness, culminating in liberation under Śiva’s grace.
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirlinga pilgrimage, the ‘Vibhu’ is approached through saguna worship—devotees honor Śiva in a sanctified form/place (often the Linga), and that concrete devotion becomes a doorway to the highest realization.
It emphasizes tapas and sampūjā (complete worship): disciplined vows, japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and traditional Śaiva pūjā practices (such as bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa) performed with devotion at a holy Śiva shrine.