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

அவர்களில் முதன்மையானவன் மகாதேஜஸும் பரம வீரியமும் கொண்ட ராமன். அவன் போரில் ராவணனை வதைத்து, யாகங்களால் இஷ்டி செய்து, தர்மத்தை அறிந்தவனாய் நீதிநெறியை நிலைநாட்டினான்; இவ்வாறு பசு (ஜீவன்) ஒழுங்குபடுத்திய கர்மத்தை பரம பதி—சிவனுக்கு—அர்ப்பணித்து பாசம் (பந்தம்) தூய்மைப்படுத்துகிறது.

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.