Shloka 21

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा च जलं पीतं तदा रघुवरेण च । पश्चाच्च पार्थिवीं पूजां चकार रघुनंदनः

Transliteration

ityuktvā ca jalaṃ pītaṃ tadā raghuvareṇa ca | paścācca pārthivīṃ pūjāṃ cakāra raghunaṃdanaḥ

Translation

こう言い終えると、ラグ族の最勝者はその水を飲んだ。ついでラグの歓喜たるラーマは、パールティヴァ（pārthiva）の供養を行い、シヴァ・リンガ（Śiva-liṅga）を土で造って礼拝し、触れ得るサグナ（saguṇa）の姿において主シヴァへの帰依の奉仕を示した。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having said

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pītam: drunk
• pītam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with 'jalam'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक)

• raghu-vareṇa: by Raghu’s best (Rāma)
• raghu-vareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'by the best of the Raghus'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पश्चादर्थक)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• pārthivīm: earth-made (of clay)
• pārthivīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying 'pūjām'

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakāra: did/performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• raghu-nandanaḥ: Raghunandana (Rāma)
• raghu-nandanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'delight/descendant of Raghu'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse depicts the classic transition from receiving tīrtha to performing pārthiva-pūjā (clay liṅga worship). In many Śaiva vrata traditions, the devotee fashions a liṅga as an accessible locus for Śiva’s grace.

Significance: Affirms that even a man-made (mānuṣa) liṅga, when worshipped with bhakti and vidhi, becomes a valid medium for Śiva’s anugraha—important for householders and travelers.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Raghu-nandana (Rama)

FAQs

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

It highlights disciplined devotion: after completing the immediate observance (drinking sanctified water), the devotee turns to concrete worship of Śiva through a pārthiva (earthen) liṅga, showing that sincere, embodied devotion purifies the soul (paśu) and orients it toward Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse explicitly points to pārthivī pūjā—worship using an earthen liṅga—an accessible saguna practice where Śiva is reverently approached through a consecrated form, while remembering His transcendent nature beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Parthiva Liṅga Pūjā is suggested: prepare a clean clay/liṅga, offer water and other upacāras with mantra-recitation (commonly the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), maintaining purity and focused devotion.