Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 50
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा च शिवस्तत्र लिंगरूपोऽभवत्तदा । घुश्मेशो नाम विख्यातः सरश्चैव शिवालयम्
sūta uvāca | ityuktvā ca śivastatra liṃgarūpo'bhavattadā | ghuśmeśo nāma vikhyātaḥ saraścaiva śivālayam
苏多说道：说罢，湿婆当即在彼处以林伽（Liṅga）之相显现。他以“古什梅沙”（Ghuśmeśa）之名而闻名，而那圣湖亦被称为“湿婆居所”（Śivālaya），即湿婆的道场。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Ghṛṣṇeśvara
Sthala Purana: After granting boons and restoring harmony in the Ghuśmā episode, Śiva manifests on the spot as a self-revealed Liṅga, becoming famed as Ghuśmeśa/Ghṛṣṇeśvara; the adjacent sacred lake is also sanctified as Śivālaya.
Significance: Darśana and pūjā of the manifested Liṅga are said to bestow auspiciousness, increase sukha, and confer Śiva’s grace (anugraha) through contact with the jyoti-sthāna.
FAQs
It affirms Śiva’s compassionate accessibility: the transcendent Pati (Lord) becomes manifest as the worshipable Liṅga at a tīrtha, sanctifying the place so devotees can approach Him through bhakti and receive grace leading toward liberation.
The verse explicitly states that Śiva ‘became Liṅga-formed’ there, showing the Saguna, approachable embodiment through which devotees perform pūjā, abhiṣeka, and remembrance—while recognizing the Liṅga as the sign (liṅga) of the Nirguna reality.
It implies tīrtha-sevā and Liṅga-upāsanā: visit the sacred site, perform abhiṣeka and worship with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and maintain steady devotion (smaraṇa) to Ghuśmeśa.