Shloka 55

रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace

Devanagari script

अमोघया सुदृष्ट्या वै वैद्यवद्योजितानि मे । शिरांसि संधयित्वा तु दृष्टानि परमात्मना

Transliteration

amoghayā sudṛṣṭyā vai vaidyavadyojitāni me | śirāṃsi saṃdhayitvā tu dṛṣṭāni paramātmanā

Translation

まさに、彼の不変で吉祥な眼差しによって、私の切り離された頭は再び繋がれた。医師がするように巧みに組み合わされ、至高の自己（シヴァ）の幻視と恩寵によって私は回復した。

Word by Word

• अमोघया: with unfailing
• अमोघया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (unfailing)

• सुदृष्ट्या: with a good glance
• सुदृष्ट्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः सु + दृष्टि (good + glance)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• वैद्यवत्: like a physician
• वैद्यवत्: प्रकार (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वैद्यवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: like a physician)

• योजितानि: were joined/adjusted
• योजितानि: क्रिया (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक

• शिरांसि: heads
• शिरांसि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संधयित्वा: having joined
• संधयित्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having joined/put together’

• तु: but/then
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• दृष्टानि: were seen
• दृष्टानि: क्रिया (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे

• परमात्मना: by the Supreme Self
• परमात्मना: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः परम + आत्मन्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha

Sthala Purana: Śiva’s ‘amoghā sudṛṣṭi’ (infallible auspicious glance) heals the devotee by rejoining severed heads ‘like a physician’; this healing-grace becomes the theological basis for the epithet Vaidyanātha—‘Lord of Physicians’.

Significance: Darśana at Vaidyanātha is famed for ārogya (healing), removal of afflictions, and as a gateway to bhukti and mukti through Śiva’s prasāda.

Mantra Metadata

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): His mere auspicious glance restores what is broken, symbolizing the soul’s healing and reintegration when touched by the Lord’s compassion.

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

The verse emphasizes darśana—encountering Śiva in a gracious, personal (saguṇa) mode. In Jyotirliṅga/Liṅga worship, devotees seek this same transforming “glance” through devotion, pilgrimage, and daily pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate darśana-bhakti: worship the Liṅga with pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), apply tripuṇḍra bhasma, and meditate on Śiva’s compassionate gaze as inward purification and restoration.