Shloka 56
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्
Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations
तन्दृष्ट्वा शिवलिंगन्तु समभ्यर्च्य च भक्तितः । इह सर्वसुखम्भुक्त्वा ततो मुक्तिं च विन्दति
tandṛṣṭvā śivaliṃgantu samabhyarcya ca bhaktitaḥ | iha sarvasukhambhuktvā tato muktiṃ ca vindati
اس شِو لِنگ کے درشن کر کے اور بھکتی سے اس کی درست پوجا کرنے والا، اسی دنیا میں سب سکھ بھوگتا ہے اور پھر موکش پاتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Ghṛṣṇeśvara
Sthala Purana: The text states the phalaśruti: mere darśana and devoted worship of that liṅga yields all worldly happiness and then liberation, framing the kṣetra as a bridge from bhukti to mukti.
Significance: Darśana + bhakti-pūjā at Ghṛṣṇeśvara is proclaimed to grant sarva-sukha in life and mokṣa after death—classic Jyotirliṅga phalaśruti.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that devotion (bhakti) expressed through Śiva-liṅga darśana and worship purifies the soul and leads from worldly well-being (sukha) to final liberation (mukti), aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s path of grace through right worship.
It presents the liṅga as the accessible Saguna focus for worship: by honoring Śiva through the liṅga with devotion, the devotee receives both dharmic prosperity in life and the higher fruit of release from bondage.
Perform Śiva-liṅga darśana and bhakti-yukta pūjā—such as offering water, flowers, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a steady devotional discipline aimed at both inner purification and moksha.