Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
योगाचार्यरूपेण शर्वावताराः (Śarva’s manifestations as Yoga-Teachers)
गोकर्णश्च गुहावासी शिखण्डी चापरः स्मृतः । जटामाली चाट्टहासो दारुको लांगुली तथा
gokarṇaśca guhāvāsī śikhaṇḍī cāparaḥ smṛtaḥ | jaṭāmālī cāṭṭahāso dāruko lāṃgulī tathā
گوکرن، غُہاواسی، شکھنڈی اور ایک اور بھی یاد کیے جاتے ہیں؛ جٹامالی، اٹّہاس، دارُک اور لَنگُلی—یہ سب شیو کے مقدّس نام کہے گئے ہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: The name Gokarṇa evokes the famed Śiva-kṣetra where the Ātma-liṅga episode is told in regional sthala traditions (Rāvaṇa’s liṅga, Gaṇeśa’s intervention), though this verse itself is a name-list rather than a full māhātmya.
Significance: Remembering/visiting Gokarṇa is traditionally linked with liṅga-darśana and purification through kṣetra-vāsa and snāna.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse presents a sequence of Śiva-related names/epithets that function as objects of remembrance (smaraṇa) and recitation (japa). In a Śaiva Siddhānta orientation, such naming points to Pati (Śiva) as the liberating Lord: contemplating His qualities—ascetic power, cosmic awe, and compassionate presence—purifies the paśu (bound soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage).
Although the verse lists names rather than describing a liṅga directly, it supports saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach the formless Supreme through meaningful forms, titles, and attributes. Reciting these nāmas while worshipping the Śiva-liṅga integrates inner remembrance with outer pūjā, aligning devotion and awareness toward Śiva as Pati.
A practical takeaway is nāma-japa: recite these epithets (optionally along with the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during daily Śiva-pūjā or on Mahāśivarātri. Pairing japa with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—where customary—supports steadiness of mind and devotion to Śiva.