Shloka 50
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्
Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations
तं च गंगाजलेनैव स्नापयिष्यति यो नरः । रामेश्वरं च सद्भक्त्या स जीवन्मुक्त एव हि
taṃ ca gaṃgājalenaiva snāpayiṣyati yo naraḥ | rāmeśvaraṃ ca sadbhaktyā sa jīvanmukta eva hi
Celui qui baigne le Liṅga de Rāmeśvara avec l’eau du Gange seule, et adore Rāmeśvara d’une dévotion authentique, devient assurément libéré tout en vivant.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: The verse highlights a specific upacāra: abhiṣeka with Gaṅgā-jala to the Rāmeśvara liṅga, promising jīvanmukti—liberation while embodied—through sincere devotion.
Significance: Gaṅgā-jala abhiṣeka and sadbhakti are presented as direct means to purification and grace culminating in jīvanmukti.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय (namaḥ śivāya)
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that simple, pure worship—especially Gaṅgā-jala abhiṣeka offered with sadbhakti—can confer jīvanmukti, emphasizing Śiva’s grace and the primacy of devotion over mere complexity of ritual.
Rāmeśvara is approached as Saguna Śiva through the Liṅga; bathing (snāpana/abhiṣeka) is a direct devotional service to the manifest symbol of Pati (Śiva), through which the devotee’s bondage (pāśa) is loosened by grace.
Perform Gaṅgā-jala abhiṣeka to the Śiva Liṅga of Rāmeśvara with sincere devotion; accompany it with focused remembrance of Śiva (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner offering.