Shloka 16
गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification
सूत उवाच । गौतमोऽपि विचार्यैव लोके विश्रुतमित्युत । अन्यथा न भवेदेव तस्मादुक्तं समाचरेत्
sūta uvāca | gautamo'pi vicāryaiva loke viśrutamityuta | anyathā na bhavedeva tasmāduktaṃ samācaret
Sūta nói: Sau khi suy xét, Gautama cũng xác nhận: “Quả thật điều này đã vang danh trong thế gian; không thể khác được.” Vì vậy, người ta nên thực hành đúng như điều đã được chỉ dạy.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Didactic narrator-frame: the episode is presented as ‘loke viśrutam’ (widely known), functioning like a purāṇic sthala-purāṇa validation, but without naming a Jyotirliṅga here.
Significance: Emphasizes śāstra-niṣṭhā: merit arises from following prescribed conduct (vidhi) rather than private invention.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes śāstra-prāmāṇya (the trustworthiness of scriptural instruction): after reflection, the sage accepts that the teaching is universally upheld and therefore should be practiced as taught—supporting steady bhakti and disciplined conduct toward Shiva.
In the Kotirudra context—where Jyotirlinga glory and observances are taught—it reinforces that Linga-worship and related vows/pilgrimages bear fruit when performed according to the prescribed method, honoring Saguna Shiva through correct ritual and devotion.
The practical takeaway is ‘do as instructed’: observe the stated Shiva-vrata and worship procedure without alteration—such as regular Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara), and other prescribed disciplines in the surrounding passage.