Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 58

रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace

Devanagari script

दर्शनात्पूजनाज्ज्योतिर्लिंगरूपो महेश्वरः । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो लोके सर्वेषां हितकारकः

Transliteration

darśanātpūjanājjyotirliṃgarūpo maheśvaraḥ | bhuktimuktiprado loke sarveṣāṃ hitakārakaḥ

Translation

仅以瞻礼与供奉，显现为光明灵伽（Jyotirliṅga）的摩诃提婆，便于此世赐予福享（bhukti）与解脱（mukti），成为一切众生的利益施主。

Word by Word

• दर्शनात्: from (the act of) seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• पूजनात्: from worship
• पूजनात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• ज्योतिः-लिङ्ग-रूपः: having the form of the Jyotirliṅga
• ज्योतिः-लिङ्ग-रूपः: Viśeṣaṇa of subject (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्योतिस् + लिङ्ग + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ज्योतिः-लिङ्गस्य रूपः)

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदः: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदः: Viśeṣaṇa of subject (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति + मुक्ति + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (भुक्तिं च मुक्तिं च प्रददाति)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa/Location (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• हित-कारकः: benefactor; doer of good
• हित-कारकः: Viśeṣaṇa of subject (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हितस्य कारकः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha

Sthala Purana: The text generalizes the kṣetra’s doctrine: Mahēśvara as Jyotirliṅga grants bhukti and mukti through darśana and pūjana—codifying the shrine’s salvific economy.

Significance: Promises both artha/kāma-dharma support (bhukti) and final release (mukti), making the Jyotirliṅga a complete refuge for householders and renunciants alike.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Jyotirlinga

FAQs

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

It declares the Jyotirliṅga as Śiva’s grace-made manifestation through which mere darśana and pūjā can mature the devotee’s life—granting righteous prosperity (bhukti) and culminating liberation (mukti), showing Śiva as Pati and universal benefactor.

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

By identifying Mahēśvara as ‘jyotirliṅga-rūpa,’ the verse teaches that the formless Supreme is compassionately approachable in a sacred, worshippable form; devotion to the Liṅga becomes a direct means to both worldly well-being and transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Jyotirliṅga darśana and simple Liṅga-pūjā—offering water, bilva leaves, and reciting Śiva’s mantra (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a prayer for both inner purification and liberation.