Shloka 12

द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्

Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations

Devanagari script

ज्योतिर्लिंगं द्वितीयन्तद्दर्शनात्पूजनान्मुने । महासुखकरं चान्ते मुक्तिदन्नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

jyotirliṃgaṃ dvitīyantaddarśanātpūjanānmune | mahāsukhakaraṃ cānte muktidannātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

اے مُنی، یہ دوسرا جیوتِرلِنگ—اس کے درشن اور پوجا سے—عظیم سُکھ دیتا ہے اور آخرکار مُکتی عطا کرتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔

Word by Word

• ज्योतिः: light; luminous
• ज्योतिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (पूर्वपद-रूप)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• द्वितीयम्: second
• द्वितीयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दर्शनात्: from seeing; by the sight
• दर्शनात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ (ablative of cause/source)

• पूजनात्: from worship; by worship
• पूजनात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ पञ्चमी (ablative of cause)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महा: great
• महा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (पूर्वपद-रूप), अव्ययवत् उपसर्गसदृश-विशेषण

• सुखकरम्: bringing happiness
• सुखकरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सुखं करोति इति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of time)

• मुक्तिदम्: granting liberation
• मुक्तिदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मुक्तिं ददाति इति)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna

Sthala Purana: Declared as the second Jyotirliṅga; the verse explicitly ties darśana and pūjā to mahā-sukha and final mukti, framing the kṣetra as a grace-channel.

Significance: Assures that both external worship (pūjā) and direct encounter (darśana) are efficacious—pāśa is loosened and the paśu is led toward Śiva’s liberating anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It declares that Jyotirliṅga darśana and pūjā are direct, grace-filled means to attain both worldly bliss and final liberation, emphasizing Shiva as Pati (the liberating Lord).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The Jyotirliṅga is Shiva’s accessible, saguna revelation as light; approaching it through darśana and worship is presented as a reliable path where Shiva’s anugraha (grace) culminates in mukti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Jyotirliṅga darśana with reverence and offer simple Liṅga-pūjā (water, bilva leaves, mantra such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya), holding the intent of surrender and liberation.