Shloka 48

Devanagari script

रामेण प्रार्थितोऽत्यर्थं ज्योतिर्लिंगस्वरूपतः । सन्तस्थौ सेतुबन्धे च रामसंसेवितो मुने

Transliteration

rāmeṇa prārthito'tyarthaṃ jyotirliṃgasvarūpataḥ | santasthau setubandhe ca rāmasaṃsevito mune

Translation

O sage, earnestly entreated by Rāma, Lord Śiva—manifesting as the very form of the Jyotirliṅga—abode at Setubandha, being devoutly worshipped there by Rāma.

Word by Word

• rāmeṇa: by Rāma
• rāmeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचन

• prārthitaḥ: requested, entreated
• prārthitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prārthita (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from pra + √arth/√prārth)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), विशेषण (of the implied subject, i.e., Śiva/linga)

• atyartham: exceedingly, greatly
• atyartham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atyartham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier adverb)

• jyotiḥ-liṅga-svarūpataḥ: in the form of a Jyotirliṅga
• jyotiḥ-liṅga-svarūpataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jyotis (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) 'in the form of'; समासः: (jyotiḥ-liṅga) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + (jyotiḥ-liṅga-svarūpa) कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (sense: 'whose form is jyotirliṅga')

• santasthau: stood, remained, was established
• santasthau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) with sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• setubandhe: at Setubandha (Rāma’s bridge-place)
• setubandhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: setubandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (setoḥ bandhaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• rāma-saṃsevitaḥ: served/worshipped by Rāma
• rāma-saṃsevitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsevita (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from sam + √sev)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (rāmeṇa saṃsevitaḥ)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: After defeating Rāvaṇa, Rāma seeks expiation for brahmahatyā-doṣa (killing a brāhmaṇa by birth) and prays to Śiva. Śiva manifests as a Jyotirliṅga at Setubandha and accepts Rāma’s worship, establishing the sanctity of Rāmeśvara.

Significance: Darśana and worship are said to grant both bhukti and mukti; a key kṣetra for prāyaścitta, śiva-bhakti, and crossing the ‘setu’ from bondage to liberation.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rama

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva, though transcendent, compassionately becomes accessible as the Jyotirliṅga when approached with wholehearted devotion; Rāma’s prayer exemplifies bhakti that draws divine presence into a sacred place.

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

The Jyotirliṅga is Śiva’s luminous manifestation (saguna for worship) that points to His nirguna reality; worship at Setubandha shows how the liṅga serves as a concrete support for realizing Śiva’s supreme, formless nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Liṅga-upāsanā through prayer and service—especially abhiṣeka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and steadfast devotion—modeled after Rāma’s attentive worship.