Shloka 36

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

स्तुतिं च विविधां कृत्वा प्रणिपत्य शिवं मुदा । जयं च प्रार्थयामास रावणाजौ तदात्मनः

Transliteration

stutiṃ ca vividhāṃ kṛtvā praṇipatya śivaṃ mudā | jayaṃ ca prārthayāmāsa rāvaṇājau tadātmanaḥ

Translation

Nachdem er vielfältige Lobgesänge dargebracht und sich freudig vor Śiva niedergeworfen hatte, erbat er daraufhin für sich selbst den Sieg im Kampf gegen Rāvaṇa.

Word by Word

• स्तुतिम्: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• विविधाम्: various, diverse
• विविधाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्तुतिम्)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-निपत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having bowed down)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• प्रार्थयामास: begged, requested
• प्रार्थयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद; periphrastic perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अजौ: in battle (lit. in the fight)
• अजौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (वेद/काव्य-प्रयोगे); स्थानवाचक

• तदात्मनः: of himself (of that self)
• तदात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of that self/of himself)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-etiology; it illustrates the devotee’s stuti + praṇipāta leading to requested worldly success under Śiva’s sanction.

Significance: Shows that stuti and surrender (praṇipāta) are efficacious for both dharmic aims (jaya) and spiritual uplift when aligned with Śiva.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ravana

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender) through stuti and praṇipāta: even worldly aims like victory are to be sought by taking refuge in Śiva, the supreme Pati whose grace governs outcomes.

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

The verse models Saguna-Śiva upāsanā—praising and bowing to Śiva as the accessible Lord who bestows boons; in Kotirudrasaṁhitā this devotion naturally aligns with Linga/Jyotirliṅga-centered worship and pilgrimage faith.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform stuti (hymns), namaskāra/prostration, and prayer with a joyful mind; as a Shaiva practice, this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) before undertaking difficult tasks.