Shloka 25

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

अग्नेरग्रेऽक्षिपत्पुष्पद्वयं विप्रो ह्यतंद्रितः । मनसा दक्षिणं पुष्पं तन्मेने पुत्रकामदम्

Transliteration

agneragre'kṣipatpuṣpadvayaṃ vipro hyataṃdritaḥ | manasā dakṣiṇaṃ puṣpaṃ tanmene putrakāmadam

Translation

在圣火之前，那警醒的婆罗门迅速掷下两朵花；他心中认定右边那朵为赐予得子之愿的恩花。

Word by Word

• agneḥ: of the fire
• agneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• agre: in front
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• akṣipat: threw/placed
• akṣipat: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (Imperfect/Past/लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• puṣpa-dvayam: two flowers
• puṣpa-dvayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); dvigu: dvaya (two) + puṣpa (flowers)

• vipraḥ: the brāhmaṇa
• vipraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphatic particle/निपात)

• ataṃdritaḥ: unwearied/untiring
• ataṃdritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of vipraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-taṃdrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); privative a- + taṃdrita (slothful)

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• dakṣiṇam: right (side)
• dakṣiṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of puṣpam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• puṣpam: flower
• puṣpam: Karma (कर्म/Object of mene)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीyaa), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/Object—referring to dakṣiṇaṃ puṣpam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun/सर्वनाम), Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• mene: considered/thought
• mene: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• putra-kāma-dam: granting the desire for a son
• putra-kāma-dam: Predicative (विधेय-विशेषण) of tat/puṣpam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra + kāma + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: putra-kāma (desire for a son) + da (giving)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It shows how a devotee’s sankalpa (inner intention) interprets ritual signs: offerings made with alertness and faith are read as indicators of the fruit sought, while remaining within dharmic worship.

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

Though the act is performed before Agni, in Kotirudrasaṃhitā such rites typically support Shiva-bhakti connected to tīrtha and Jyotirlinga narratives—worldly desires like progeny are redirected through Saguna worship toward purity and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A focused offering with mental determination (manasā sankalpa) is implied—making a simple pūjā-style offering attentively, praying for a specific boon, and observing auspicious indications without losing devotional steadiness.