Shloka 42

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

रामेश्वरस्य महिमाद्भुतोऽभूद्भुवि चातुलः । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदश्चैव सर्वदा भक्तकामदः

Transliteration

rāmeśvarasya mahimādbhuto'bhūdbhuvi cātulaḥ | bhuktimuktipradaścaiva sarvadā bhaktakāmadaḥ

Translation

On earth, the wondrous and incomparable greatness of Rāmeśvara became manifest. It bestows both worldly enjoyment and liberation, and it ever fulfills the cherished desires of devotees.

Word by Word

• रामेश्वरस्य: of Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महिमा: the greatness
• महिमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अद्भुतः: wonderful
• अद्भुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying महिमा)

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist; past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अतुलः: incomparable
• अतुलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying महिमा)

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदः: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (भुक्ति+मुक्ति) + तत्पुरुष (प्रदः = ‘giver of’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• भक्त-काम-दः: giver of devotees’ desires
• भक्त-काम-दः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘भक्तानां कामान् ददाति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: Rāmeśvara’s mahimā is declared ‘adbhuta’ and ‘atula’: it grants both bhukti (worldly flourishing) and mukti (liberation), and fulfills devotees’ aims—classic jyotirliṅga-phalaśruti.

Significance: Promises a twofold fruit: dharmic prosperity and final release; establishes Rāmeśvara as a universal refuge for devotees seeking purification, merit, and liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rameshvara (Jyotirlinga)

FAQs

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

It declares Rāmeśvara’s māhātmya as “incomparable,” emphasizing a Shaiva Siddhanta theme: devotion to Śiva as Pati grants both bhukti (rightly ordered worldly welfare) and mukti (release from pāśa/bondage) through divine grace.

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

Rāmeśvara is praised as a Jyotirlinga—Śiva’s accessible saguna manifestation for worship. The verse frames Linga-upāsanā as a direct means to receive blessings (kāma-siddhi) and attain liberation, showing the Linga as a doorway to the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti-centered Jyotirlinga worship: perform Linga-abhisheka with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for both dharmic prosperity and final moksha.