Shloka 36

अध्याय 66: इक्ष्वाकुवंश-ऐलवंशप्रवाहः (त्रिशङ्कु-राम-ययात्यादि-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

तेषां श्रेष्ठो महातेजा रामः परमवीर्यवान् रावणं समरे हत्वा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा च धर्मवित्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ śreṣṭho mahātejā rāmaḥ paramavīryavān rāvaṇaṃ samare hatvā yajñairiṣṭvā ca dharmavit

Translation

Dalam kalangan mereka, yang paling utama ialah Rāma, bercahaya agung dan berdaya wira tiada bandingan. Setelah menewaskan Rāvaṇa di medan perang, baginda melaksanakan yajña menurut Veda; sebagai yang mengetahui dharma, baginda menegakkan tertib kebenaran—menjadi teladan bahawa pashu (jiwa berjasad) menyucikan pāśa (ikatan) melalui tindakan berdisiplin yang dipersembahkan kepada Pati, Tuhan Tertinggi, Śiva.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: among them

• श्रेष्ठः: the best, foremost

• महातेजाः: of great splendor/energy

• रामः: Rama

• परमवीर्यवान्: of supreme prowess

• रावणम्: Ravana

• समरे: in battle

• हत्वा: having slain

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices, through yajñas

• इष्ट्वा: having worshiped, having performed (sacrificial worship)

• च: and

• धर्मवित्: knower of dharma

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ravana
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It presents Rāma as a dharmic exemplar who, after restoring order, performs yajña as worship—modeling how ritual action can be offered in a Śaiva spirit to the Pati (Śiva) for purification and inner steadiness supportive of liṅga-bhakti.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implying that righteous victory and yajña gain their highest meaning when aligned to the Supreme Pati, it points to Śiva-tattva as the transcendent lordship that receives and sanctifies action, loosening pāśa (bondage) upon the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vedic yajña (sacrificial worship) is highlighted; in a Śaiva reading it becomes karma-yoga as Shiva-arpana—disciplined action and ritual purity that support the pashu’s movement toward liberation.