Shloka 9
रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga
पद्मैरष्टादशाख्यैश्च ययौ तीरं पयोनिधेः । दक्षिणे सागरे यो वै दृश्यते लवणाकरः
padmairaṣṭādaśākhyaiśca yayau tīraṃ payonidheḥ | dakṣiṇe sāgare yo vai dṛśyate lavaṇākaraḥ
Dengan tempat duduk teratai di angkasa yang dikenali sebagai “yang lapan belas”, baginda pun pergi ke pesisir Samudra—laut masin yang nyata kelihatan di arah selatan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: Rāma reaches the southern ocean-shore en route to Laṅkā; in the wider Rāmeśvara sthala-tradition, this liminal seashore becomes the setting for Śiva-ārādhana culminating in establishment/worship of the liṅga before the crossing.
Significance: Tīrtha-snāna and Śiva-darśana at the oceanic threshold; expiation and purification before undertaking a dharmic campaign; remembrance of Rāma’s Śiva-bhakti.
FAQs
It frames the sacred geography of the Jyotirlinga narrative: moving toward the southern oceanic tirtha symbolizes approaching Shiva’s sanctifying presence through pilgrimage undertaken with devotion and purity.
Kotirudrasaṃhitā connects locations (tirthas) to Saguna Shiva’s manifest grace as Jyotirlingas; the journey to the sea-shore prepares the devotee to encounter Shiva’s visible, worshipable form in a consecrated place.
Undertake tirtha-yatra with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintain śauca (purity); on reaching a sacred water-body, perform ācamana and worship Shiva with flowers (padma) as an offering.