Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

वैद्यनाथेश्वरं नाम्ना तल्लिंगमभवन्मुने । प्रसिद्धं त्रिषु लोकेषु भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सताम्

Transliteration

vaidyanātheśvaraṃ nāmnā talliṃgamabhavanmune | prasiddhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu bhuktimuktipradaṃ satām

Translation

Wahai muni, Liṅga itu dikenali dengan nama Vaidyanātheśvara. Termasyhur di tiga alam, ia menganugerahkan kenikmatan duniawi dan juga moksha kepada para bhakta yang saleh.

Word by Word

• वैद्यनाथेश्वरम्: Vaidyanātheśvara
• वैद्यनाथेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैद्यनाथ + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vaidyanāthasya īśvaraḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण (by the name)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गम्)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became, came to be
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसिद्धम्: well-known
• प्रसिद्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गम्)

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (लोकेषु)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति + मुक्ति + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भुक्ति-मुक्ति (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) + प्रद (तत्पुरुष/उपपद); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गम्)

• सताम्: of the good people
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the good/virtuous)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanatha

Sthala Purana: In the Rāvaṇa-episode of the Jyotirliṅga cycle, Śiva manifests/abides as Vaidyanātheśvara (“Lord as Divine Physician”), becoming famed as a bestower of both bhukti (worldly welfare) and mukti (liberation) for the sādhus; the epithet frames Śiva as the healer who removes the soul’s mala (impurity) and pāpa (sin).

Significance: Darśana and sevā are praised as granting bhukti and culminating in mukti; in Śaiva Siddhānta terms, this maps to gradual purification (mala-kṣaya) and ripening toward Śiva’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vaidyanatheshvara
• Linga

FAQs

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

It declares Vaidyanātheśvara as a universally renowned Jyotirliṅga whose grace grants both bhukti (rightful well-being in life) and mukti (liberation), showing Shiva as compassionate healer of both worldly and spiritual suffering.

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

By naming the Liṅga as Vaidyanātheśvara, the verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva worship through a consecrated form, where devotion to the Liṅga becomes a direct means to receive Shiva’s blessings culminating in liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pilgrimage and regular Liṅga-pūjā to Vaidyanātheśvara with devotion—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is the implied takeaway for attaining both prosperity and liberation.