Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 9

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

तेन दुःखं कृतं नैव वस्तुज्ञानपरेण हि । आत्मनस्तारकश्चात्मा ह्यात्मनः पावनश्च सः

Transliteration

tena duḥkhaṃ kṛtaṃ naiva vastujñānapareṇa hi | ātmanastārakaścātmā hyātmanaḥ pāvanaśca saḥ

Translation

对于专注于实相之智者，真正的忧苦并不生起；因为自我（真我，Ātman）本身即成为自身的解脱者，而同一真我亦是净化自我的清净者。

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/therefore
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृतम्: done/made
• कृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — PPP, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वस्तुज्ञानपरेण: by one devoted to knowledge of reality
• वस्तुज्ञानपरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस्तु + ज्ञान + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental, Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (वस्तुज्ञान-परः = ‘devoted to knowledge of reality’)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• आत्मनः: of the self
• आत्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तारकः: savior/liberator
• तारकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आत्मा: the self
• आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• आत्मनः: of the self
• आत्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पावनः: purifier
• पावनः: Karta-visheshana (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सः: he/that one
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when one is firmly established in tattva-jñāna (knowledge of Reality), suffering loses its power; liberation and purification arise from awakening to the true Self—understood in Shaiva Siddhanta as realized through Shiva’s grace and right knowledge.

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

Linga worship disciplines the mind and purifies the devotee, leading from Saguna devotion (form-based worship) toward insight into Shiva-tattva; this verse highlights the culmination—inner purification and freedom from sorrow through realized knowledge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-upāsanā supporting tattva-jñāna—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Shiva as the inner witness, and purificatory observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to steadiness and clarity.