Shloka 42

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

रामेश्वरस्य महिमाद्भुतोऽभूद्भुवि चातुलः । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदश्चैव सर्वदा भक्तकामदः

Transliteration

rāmeśvarasya mahimādbhuto'bhūdbhuvi cātulaḥ | bhuktimuktipradaścaiva sarvadā bhaktakāmadaḥ

Translation

บนแผ่นดิน พระราเมศวรทรงปรากฏพระมหิมาอัศจรรย์และหาที่เปรียบมิได้ พระองค์ประทานทั้งความสุขทางโลกและโมกษะ และทรงบันดาลความปรารถนาของภักตะเสมอ

Word by Word

• रामेश्वरस्य: of Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महिमा: the greatness
• महिमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अद्भुतः: wonderful
• अद्भुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying महिमा)

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist; past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अतुलः: incomparable
• अतुलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying महिमा)

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदः: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (भुक्ति+मुक्ति) + तत्पुरुष (प्रदः = ‘giver of’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• भक्त-काम-दः: giver of devotees’ desires
• भक्त-काम-दः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘भक्तानां कामान् ददाति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: Rāmeśvara’s mahimā is declared ‘adbhuta’ and ‘atula’: it grants both bhukti (worldly flourishing) and mukti (liberation), and fulfills devotees’ aims—classic jyotirliṅga-phalaśruti.

Significance: Promises a twofold fruit: dharmic prosperity and final release; establishes Rāmeśvara as a universal refuge for devotees seeking purification, merit, and liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rameshvara (Jyotirlinga)

FAQs

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

It declares Rāmeśvara’s māhātmya as “incomparable,” emphasizing a Shaiva Siddhanta theme: devotion to Śiva as Pati grants both bhukti (rightly ordered worldly welfare) and mukti (release from pāśa/bondage) through divine grace.

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

Rāmeśvara is praised as a Jyotirlinga—Śiva’s accessible saguna manifestation for worship. The verse frames Linga-upāsanā as a direct means to receive blessings (kāma-siddhi) and attain liberation, showing the Linga as a doorway to the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti-centered Jyotirlinga worship: perform Linga-abhisheka with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for both dharmic prosperity and final moksha.