Shloka 9

देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras

Devanagari script

रामाय लोकरामाय मर्यादापुरुषाय ते । रावणांतकरायाशु सीतायाः पतये नमः

Transliteration

rāmāya lokarāmāya maryādāpuruṣāya te | rāvaṇāṃtakarāyāśu sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ

Translation

Salutations to You, Rāma—delight of the worlds, the Man of righteous restraint (maryādā). Salutations to You, swift destroyer of Rāvaṇa, the lord and husband of Sītā.

Word by Word

• रामाय: to Rāma
• रामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• लोकरामाय: to the Rāma of the world
• लोकरामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य रामः)

• मर्यादापुरुषाय: to the man of propriety/ideal man
• मर्यादापुरुषाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्यादा + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मर्यादायाः पुरुषः)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; enclitic form

• रावणान्तकराय: to the slayer of Rāvaṇa
• रावणान्तकराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रावणस्य अन्तकः)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सीतायाः: of Sītā
• सीतायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पतये: to the husband/lord
• पतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection); नमः + चतुर्थी (dative) construction

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ravana
• Sita

FAQs

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

The verse models bhakti through reverent praise: Rama is honored as the protector of dharma and the remover of adharma (Ravana). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such devotion purifies the pashu (bound soul) and turns the mind toward righteous conduct aligned with the Lord’s grace.

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

Though addressed to Rama, the Shiva Purana frames devotion to exalted divine forms (saguṇa worship) as a valid means to steady the mind in dharma and surrender. This mirrors linga-upasana: focused reverence, praise, and remembrance that ripen the aspirant for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is nāma-japa and stotra-style remembrance: repeat this salutation as a daily mantra of humility and dharma. If following Shaiva observance, accompany it with Om Namaḥ Śivāya japa and a brief linga-dhyāna, offering the merit to Shiva as the inner Lord of all righteous action.