Shloka 41
रामस्तु तत्प्रभावाद्वै सिन्धुमुत्तीर्य चांजसा । रावणादीन्निहत्याशु राक्षसान्प्राप तां प्रियाम्
rāmastu tatprabhāvādvai sindhumuttīrya cāṃjasā | rāvaṇādīnnihatyāśu rākṣasānprāpa tāṃ priyām
By the power of that holy Śaiva influence, Rāma swiftly crossed the ocean with ease; then, after quickly slaying Rāvaṇa and the other rākṣasas, he regained his beloved (Sītā).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: The power (prabhāva) of Rāmeśvara enables Rāma’s successful crossing and victory, showing the kṣetra’s protective efficacy and worldly support alongside spiritual ends.
Significance: Portrays the jyotirliṅga as granting ‘vyāvahārika’ aid—removing obstacles and enabling dharmic victory—while remaining oriented to purification.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights anugraha—Śiva’s grace working through sacred power—by which even seemingly impossible obstacles (like the ocean of saṃsāra symbolized by the sea) are crossed and dharma is restored.
Kotirudrasaṃhitā repeatedly teaches that devotion to Saguna Śiva—especially via Jyotirliṅga pilgrimage and liṅga-pūjā—bestows tangible siddhi and protection; here that ‘power’ is shown as enabling Rama’s decisive victory.
A practical takeaway is steady Śiva-bhakti through pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and bilva, seeking Śiva’s grace to remove inner and outer obstacles.