Shloka 22
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
तस्मिंलिंगे स्थिते तत्र सर्वलोकहिताय वै । रावणः स्वगृहं गत्वा वरं प्राप्य महोत्तमम् । प्रियायै सर्वमाचख्यौ सुखेनाति महासुरः
tasmiṃliṃge sthite tatra sarvalokahitāya vai | rāvaṇaḥ svagṛhaṃ gatvā varaṃ prāpya mahottamam | priyāyai sarvamācakhyau sukhenāti mahāsuraḥ
When that Liṅga was established there for the welfare of all the worlds, Rāvaṇa returned to his own abode, having obtained a most excellent boon; and that mighty Asura joyfully recounted everything to his beloved.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights the Liṅga as a world-benefiting presence: once established, it becomes a locus of Śiva’s grace (anugraha) accessible to all beings, even as worldly narratives (boons, return home) unfold around it.
The verse affirms Saguna worship through the Liṅga—Śiva made approachable in a consecrated form—whose establishment is explicitly said to be for the good of all worlds, a key theme in Jyotirliṅga traditions.
It implies the value of Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and regular Liṅga-pūjā (abhisheka, mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as acts performed for universal welfare (sarvaloka-hita).