Shloka 61
Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ
The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire
प्रातरुत्थाय सुस्नातो लिंगमभ्यर्च्य शाम्भवम् । वर्षं जपन्निदं स्तोत्रमपुत्रः पुत्रवान्भवेत्
prātarutthāya susnāto liṃgamabhyarcya śāmbhavam | varṣaṃ japannidaṃ stotramaputraḥ putravānbhavet
صبح اٹھ کر خوب غسل کرکے اور شَامبھَو لِنگ کی پوجا کرکے، جو بے اولاد شخص ایک سال یہ ستوتر جپتا ہے وہ صاحبِ فرزند ہو جاتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse prescribes daily worship of a Śāmbhava-liṅga as a vrata-like regimen for putra-prāpti.
Significance: Highlights liṅga-upāsanā as a direct, accessible practice; stresses purity (snāna) and early rising as prerequisites for efficacious worship.
Mantra: प्रातरुत्थाय सुस्नातो लिंगमभ्यर्च्य शाम्भवम् । वर्षं जपन्निदं स्तोत्रमपुत्रः पुत्रवान्भवेत्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined daily purity (morning rising and bathing), devotion (Liṅga-arcana), and sustained mantra-like recitation (stotra-japa) invite Śiva’s grace, harmonizing dharma and desired life-supporting fruits while keeping worship centered on the Pati (Lord) as the giver of blessings.
The verse explicitly places worship on the Śāmbhava Liṅga, a saguna focus through which the devotee approaches Śiva; in Shaiva understanding, the Liṅga is a sacred support for devotion and concentration, through which grace flows to transform karma and grant welfare.
A daily routine: rise at dawn, bathe, perform Liṅga worship (archana), and recite this stotra as japa consistently for one year, maintaining steady bhakti and observance.