Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 33

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

सांगस्सपरिवारश्च ज्योतीरूपो महेश्वरः । यथोक्तरूपममलं कृत्वाविरभवद्द्रुतम्

Transliteration

sāṃgassaparivāraśca jyotīrūpo maheśvaraḥ | yathoktarūpamamalaṃ kṛtvāvirabhavaddrutam

Translation

Bấy giờ Mahādeva, Đại Chúa Tể—hiển lộ như Ánh Sáng thanh tịnh, cùng với các quyền năng (chi phần) và quyến thuộc của Ngài—đúng như đã được mô tả, liền nhận lấy hình tướng vô cấu và mau chóng hiện thân.

Word by Word

• साङ्गः: with (all) limbs/parts
• साङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (साङ्ग = अङ्गैः सह/अङ्गयुक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of महेश्वरः)

• सपरिवारः: with (his) retinue
• सपरिवारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + परिवार (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (परिवारयुक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ज्योतिः: light
• ज्योतिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• रूपः: form
• रूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (as final member of compound)

• ज्योतीरूपः: having the form of light
• ज्योतीरूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्योतिस् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: ‘ज्योतिः एव रूपं यस्य/ज्योतिरूपः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of महेश्वरः)

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘महान् ईश्वरः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: as/according to)

• उक्त: said/mentioned
• उक्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथोक्तरूपम्: the form as described
• यथोक्तरूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा + उक्त + रूप (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव: ‘यथोक्तम्’ (according to what was said) + रूपम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अमलम्: spotless/pure
• अमलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of रूपम्)

• कृत्वा: having assumed/made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): having made/assuming

• आविरभवत्: appeared/manifested
• आविरभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूप)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse presents Śiva as jyoti (pure light) manifesting swiftly with His śaktis and gaṇas; this is a generic jyoti-theophany motif rather than a specific Jyotirliṅga origin episode.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva as jyoti is framed as intrinsically purifying and grace-bestowing (anugraha), a template for tīrtha-darśana theology.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Jyoti (pure consciousness-light) who, out of grace, takes a flawless, knowable form for devotees—showing that the transcendent Pati can still be directly encountered through divine manifestation.

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

The verse supports Jyotirliṅga theology: the formless, nirguṇa Reality is experienced as jyoti and becomes accessible as a saguna revelation, grounding liṅga-darśana and pilgrimage devotion in a metaphysical source.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as inner jyoti while performing liṅga-pūjā—reciting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivating purity (amala-bhāva) to receive His swift darśana.