Shloka 63
Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ
The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire
स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेणापि नियमाल्लिंगसन्निधौ । अब्दजप्तमिदं स्तोत्रम्पुत्रदन्नात्र संशयः
striyā vā puruṣeṇāpi niyamālliṃgasannidhau | abdajaptamidaṃ stotramputradannātra saṃśayaḥ
عورت ہو یا مرد—نِیَم کے ساتھ شِو لِنگ کے حضور اس ستوتر کا ایک سال تک جپ کیا جائے تو بیٹا عطا ہوتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: The verse is a general phalaśruti: disciplined stotra-japa in liṅga-sannidhi yields putra-prāpti. No specific Jyotirliṅga-sthala is invoked here.
Significance: Affirms liṅga-sannidhi as a potent field for sādhana; emphasizes niyama (vow/discipline) and long-term japa as a means to obtain desired fruits and, implicitly, Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It affirms that Śiva’s grace is accessible to all—women and men alike—and that disciplined devotion (niyama) offered before the Liṅga can yield tangible fruits, showing the compassionate, boon-giving aspect of Saguna Śiva.
The verse explicitly places the practice in liṅga-sannidhi (the Liṅga’s presence), highlighting the Liṅga as the focal support for devotion where the devotee’s vow-bound recitation becomes an offering that draws Śiva’s blessing.
A year-long disciplined recitation (abda-japa) of the specified stotra in front of the Śiva-liṅga, undertaken with niyamas (vow-like observances) as part of regular Liṅga-pūjā.