Shloka 49
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्
Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations
रामेश्वरस्य महिमाद्भुतोऽभूद्भुवि चातुलः । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदश्चैव सर्वदा भक्तकामदः
rāmeśvarasya mahimādbhuto'bhūdbhuvi cātulaḥ | bhuktimuktipradaścaiva sarvadā bhaktakāmadaḥ
रामेश्वरस्य महिमा भुवि अद्भुतोऽभूत् अतुलश्च । स सदा भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदः, भक्तानां कामपूरकः ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: The kṣetra’s glory becomes ‘atula’ because Śiva accepts Rāma’s worship and remains as Jyotirliṅga, making the place a perennial giver of boons.
Significance: Promises both bhukti (prosperity/desired ends) and mukti (release from pāśa), portraying the kṣetra as a bridge from worldly fulfillment to liberating grace.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It proclaims Rāmeśvara as a supremely efficacious manifestation of Shiva whose grace grants both bhukti (rightful worldly flourishing) and mukti (liberation), showing that devotion to Shiva culminates in freedom from bondage as well as dharmic well-being.
By praising Rāmeśvara’s “incomparable glory,” the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga: devotees approach the visible, consecrated form, and Shiva responds as bhaktakāmada—granting boons and ultimately leading the soul toward mukti.
A practical takeaway is Linga-pūjā with bhakti—regular abhiṣeka and japa (especially Shiva’s mantra such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with the intention of seeking both inner purification and liberation, not merely material gain.