Shloka 19
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
भूमौ संस्थापयामास तद्भारेणातिपीडितः । तत्रैव तत्स्थितं लिंगं वजसारसमुद्भवम् । सर्वकामप्रदं चैव दर्शनात्पापहारकम्
bhūmau saṃsthāpayāmāsa tadbhāreṇātipīḍitaḥ | tatraiva tatsthitaṃ liṃgaṃ vajasārasamudbhavam | sarvakāmapradaṃ caiva darśanātpāpahārakam
దాని భారంతో బాగా నలిగిపోయి అతడు దానిని భూమిపై స్థాపించాడు. అక్కడే వజ్రసారసంభవమైన లింగం నిలిచింది—సర్వకామప్రదం, దర్శనమాత్రంతో పాపహరమైంది.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kotirudra Samhita’s Jyotirlinga narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: Unable to bear the liṅga’s weight, the cowherd sets it upon the earth; by the prior condition, it becomes fixed there. The text extols the liṅga as vajra-sāra (adamantine essence), sarva-kāma-prada, and pāpa-hāraka by mere darśana—hallmarks of a jyotirliṅga-māhātmya.
Significance: Darśana-mātra pāpa-kṣaya and iṣṭa-phala-prāpti; establishes the shrine’s salvific economy: the Lord makes Himself accessible through a stable liṅga for the uplift of bound souls (paśu).
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that Śiva’s Liṅga, once established, becomes a स्थिर (steady) locus of grace: it can fulfill dhārmic aims (sarva-kāma-prada) and, through darśana, burns impurities (pāpa-hara), guiding the soul toward purification and liberation.
It presents the Liṅga as Saguna Śiva’s accessible form—an “indestructible essence” (vaja-sāra)—through which devotees approach the transcendent (Nirguna) Lord by concrete worship, pilgrimage, and reverent darśana.
A key takeaway is Liṅga-darśana with devotion: visit the shrine, take darśana, and perform simple upacāras like जल/दुग्ध अभिषेक while inwardly repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating purity and surrender.