Shloka 16
रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga
सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वानरास्तत्र ह्यधावंत दिशो दश । नीत्वा जलं च ते प्रोचुः प्रणिपत्य पुरः स्थिताः
sūta uvāca | tacchrutvā vānarāstatra hyadhāvaṃta diśo daśa | nītvā jalaṃ ca te procuḥ praṇipatya puraḥ sthitāḥ
سوت نے کہا—یہ سن کر وہاں کے وانر دسوں سمتوں میں دوڑ پڑے۔ پانی لے آئے اور سجدہ کر کے سامنے کھڑے ہو کر عرض کیا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed as prompt, disciplined service—hearing a command, acting swiftly, and returning with humility (praṇipāta). In Shaiva thought, such surrendered action purifies the pashu (bound soul) and aligns it toward Pati (Shiva).
Bringing water directly evokes jala-abhisheka, a central act of Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga. The verse models the devotional attitude: offering with reverence and reporting one’s service without ego.
A practical takeaway is to perform water-offering (abhisheka) to Shiva with a bowed, prayerful mind, accompanied by remembrance of the Panchakshara mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as an act of humble seva.