Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative
ज्वालामुखीति विख्याता सर्वकामफलप्रदा । बभूव परमा देवी दर्शनात्पापहारिणी
jvālāmukhīti vikhyātā sarvakāmaphalapradā | babhūva paramā devī darśanātpāpahāriṇī
وہ ‘جوالامکھی’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوئیں—تمام جائز آرزوؤں کے پھل عطا کرنے والی پرما دیوی۔ اُن کے درشن سے ہی پاپ دور ہوتے ہیں اور بندھن کٹ جاتے ہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: The manifested flame is named and personalized as the Goddess Jvālāmukhī; her darśana is declared intrinsically purificatory and boon-bestowing.
Significance: Darśana is said to destroy pāpa and grant desired fruits; in Śaiva Siddhānta terms, this reads as śakti-mediated purification of mala and loosening of pāśa (bondage), preparing the paśu for Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
The verse proclaims the Devi’s manifestation as Jvālāmukhī as both boon-giving (sarva-kāma-phala-pradā) and purifying: her darśana destroys pāpa, implying grace that weakens pāśa (bondage) and supports the soul’s movement toward Shiva-realization.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva (Pati) is approached through saguna upāsanā and grace; the Devi here functions as Shiva’s Shakti—making sacred presence accessible. Her darśana mirrors the principle of temple-darśana of the Linga: a concrete encounter that purifies and matures devotion toward the Supreme.
The takeaway is darśana-based devotion: visit and behold the sacred form with a purified intention, followed by simple japa (e.g., the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for inner cleansing—since the verse emphasizes pāpa-kṣaya through holy sight.