Shloka 29

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

अप्यहं तव दासोऽस्मि त्वदधीनश्च सर्वथा । विचार्येति त्वया कार्यः पक्षपातस्सदाशिव

Transliteration

apyahaṃ tava dāso'smi tvadadhīnaśca sarvathā | vicāryeti tvayā kāryaḥ pakṣapātassadāśiva

Translation

Indeed, I am Your servant and in every way dependent upon You. Therefore, O Sadāśiva, after due reflection, You alone should extend Your gracious favor.

Word by Word

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: ‘even/also’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• दासः: servant
• दासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वत्-अधीनः: dependent on you
• त्वत्-अधीनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘त्वत्तः/तव अधीनः’ = dependent on you)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सर्वथा: entirely/in every way
• सर्वथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘in every way’)

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having considered’

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• कार्यः: should be done
• कार्यः: Kriya-sadhya (कार्य/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण—‘to be done/should be done’

• पक्षपातः: partiality/bias
• पक्षपातः: Karma/Visheya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षपात (प्रातिपदिक: पक्ष + पात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• सदाशिव: O Sadāśiva
• सदाशिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक: सदा + शिव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नाम)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (Sadashiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: In the Rāmeśvara-māhātmya setting, the devotee’s total dependence (śaraṇāgati) is presented as the immediate cause for Śiva’s grace; the narrative frame belongs to the sanctity of Rāmeśvara where worship culminates in anugraha.

Significance: Śaraṇāgati and liṅga-sevā here are said to hasten Śiva’s prasāda—removal of pāśa (bondage) and bestowal of auspiciousness (śivānugraha).

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender): the soul (paśu) admits complete dependence on Sadāśiva (Pati) and seeks His anugraha (liberating grace), which is central to Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Addressing “Sadāśiva” frames Shiva as the compassionate, approachable Lord (saguṇa for devotion) who responds to prayer; Linga-worship similarly centers on seeking Shiva’s presence and blessing through humble devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is japa with the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” in a mood of surrender, accompanied by respectful prayer for Shiva’s grace (anugraha); this aligns with bhakti-oriented worship.