Shloka 7

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

अथ ज्ञात्वा गतां लंकां सीतां कपिवराननात् । सीताचूडामणिं प्राप्य मुमुदे सोऽति राघवः

Transliteration

atha jñātvā gatāṃ laṃkāṃ sītāṃ kapivarānanāt | sītācūḍāmaṇiṃ prāpya mumude so'ti rāghavaḥ

Translation

Then, learning from the foremost of monkeys that Sītā had gone to Laṅkā, and receiving Sītā’s crest-jewel (cūḍāmaṇi), Rāghava (Rāma) rejoiced exceedingly.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having known’

• गताम्: gone (having reached)
• गताम्: Karma (कर्म; object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘gone/reached’ (qualifying सीताम्)

• लङ्काम्: Lanka
• लङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म; destination as object of ‘gone’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म; object of ‘ज्ञात्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• कपिवराननात्: from the mouth of the best of monkeys
• कपिवराननात्: Apadana (अपादान; source: from the mouth of the best monkey)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिवर + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): कपिवरस्य आननम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• सीताचूडामणिम्: Sita’s crest-jewel
• सीताचूडामणिम्: Karma (कर्म; object of ‘प्राप्य’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता + चूडामणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सीतायाः चूडामणिः; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having obtained’

• मुमुदे: rejoiced
• मुमुदे: Kriya (क्रिया; main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• अति: exceedingly
• अति: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier: exceedingly)

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (epithet of Rāma)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya in Purāṇic style)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Token (cūḍāmaṇi) functions like ‘pratyabhijñā’ of the goal—grace-confirmation that the sought reality exists and is reachable; strengthens śraddhā in the paśu.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• Hanuman
• Lanka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how true knowledge (jñāna) confirmed by a trustworthy devotee and a sacred sign (the crest-jewel) transforms despair into steady confidence. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such assurance supports dharma and ripens bhakti, preparing the seeker for grace (anugraha) and right action.

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

Though the scene is Ramayana-linked, the Purāṇic intent is devotional: reliable testimony and sacred emblems kindle faith—similar to how Saguna Shiva worship through the Liṅga uses visible symbols (bhasma, rudrākṣa, liṅga-darśana) to stabilize the mind and direct it toward the Supreme Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is remembrance and steadiness: keep a sacred support (liṅga-dhyāna, rudrākṣa, or tripuṇḍra) and repeat the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to convert anxiety into focused devotion before undertaking one’s duty.