Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9
देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras
रामाय लोकरामाय मर्यादापुरुषाय ते । रावणांतकरायाशु सीतायाः पतये नमः
rāmāya lokarāmāya maryādāpuruṣāya te | rāvaṇāṃtakarāyāśu sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ
Hommage à Toi, Rāma, joie des mondes, Homme de la juste mesure (maryādā). Hommage à Toi qui, promptement, détruisis Rāvaṇa, Seigneur et époux de Sītā.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: After defeating Rāvaṇa, Rāma installs and worships a Śiva-liṅga to expiate brahmahatyā-doṣa and to honor Śiva; the liṅga becomes famed as Rāmeśvara.
Significance: Śiva-bhakti joined with Rāma-bhakti; purification from pāpa and strengthening of dharma through liṅga-darśana and snāna.
Mantra: रामाय लोकरामाय मर्यादापुरुषाय ते । रावणांतकरायाशु सीतायाः पतये नमः
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Rāvaṇa-vadha as dharma-restoration; kingship-as-maryādā (ethical boundary) as cosmic order maintenance
FAQs
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.
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).
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.