Shloka 32
पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”
धन्या च सीतया सीरध्वजो जनकवंशजः । जीवन्मुक्तो महायोगी वैकुण्ठं च गमिष्यति
dhanyā ca sītayā sīradhvajo janakavaṃśajaḥ | jīvanmukto mahāyogī vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca gamiṣyati
悉多（Sītā）确为有福；而生于阇那迦族系的犁旗王阇那迦（Sīradhvaja Janaka）亦复有福。作为大瑜伽行者，他于在世之身即得解脱（jīvanmukta），亦将抵达毗昆塔（Vaikuṇṭha）。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse praises Janaka and Sītā, framing liberation as attainable through dharma and yogic insight, with ‘Vaikuṇṭha’ used as a conventional name for the supreme abode.
Significance: General teaching: association with dharma and realized beings culminates in release from bondage; encourages śravaṇa/manana of purāṇic kathā as a sādhana.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It praises the rare attainment of jīvanmukti—inner freedom while still embodied—showing that true yoga culminates in liberation, not merely worldly virtue, and that such realized souls reach the highest state after death.
In the Shiva Purana’s devotional frame, jīvanmukti is supported by steadfast dharma and God-centered contemplation; Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship is presented elsewhere in the text as a powerful means to purify bondage (pāśa) and steady the mind toward liberation.
The verse points to mature yoga leading to liberation; a practical takeaway aligned with Shiva Purana practice is daily mantra-japa (especially Shiva-focused japa), supported by disciplined conduct and meditation on the Lord as the inner Self.