Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 24

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

राम उवाच । स्वामिञ्छंभो महादेव सर्वदा भक्तवत्सल । पाहि मां शरणापन्नं त्वद्भक्तं दीनमानसम्

Transliteration

rāma uvāca | svāmiñchaṃbho mahādeva sarvadā bhaktavatsala | pāhi māṃ śaraṇāpannaṃ tvadbhaktaṃ dīnamānasam

Translation

罗摩说道：“噢主商婆（Śambhu），噢大天（Mahādeva），您恒常怜爱诸奉献者；愿您护佑我。我已投归于您；我是您的奉献者，心怀谦卑而忧苦。”

Word by Word

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svāmin: O Lord
• svāmin: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• śambho: O Śambhu
• śambho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• mahā-deva: O Great God
• mahā-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् देवः’

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• bhakta-vatsala: affectionate to devotees
• bhakta-vatsala: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘भक्तेषु वत्सलः’ (affectionate to devotees)

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śaraṇa-āpannam: one who has taken refuge
• śaraṇa-āpannam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āpanna (कृदन्त, √āp/आप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘शरणं आपन्नः’ (having taken refuge); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• tvad-bhaktam: your devotee
• tvad-bhaktam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘त्वस्य भक्तः’

• dīna-mānasam: with a dejected mind
• dīna-mānasam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘दीनं मानसं यस्य’ (with a distressed mind)

Speaker

Rama

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models śaraṇāgati (refuge) to Śiva; recitation is held to invite rakṣā (protection) and prasāda (grace) for devotees in संकट (distress).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: स्वामिञ्छंभो महादेव सर्वदा भक्तवत्सल । पाहि मां शरणापन्नं त्वद्भक्तं दीनमानसम्

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Pati—Lord Shiva—as the compassionate protector of the devotee. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, liberation and protection arise through Shiva’s grace (anugraha) when the bound soul (paśu) humbly turns to Him with devotion.

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

Rāma addresses Shiva by personal, devotional names—Śambhu and Mahādeva—highlighting Saguna worship where the Lord is approached as a merciful, responsive deity. In Kotirudra context (Jyotirlinga-focused), such refuge-prayers are especially aligned with Linga worship as a concrete focal point for surrender and receiving Shiva’s protection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is a simple refuge-prayer (śaraṇa-mantra style) offered with humility—ideally alongside Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Linga-abhiṣeka, cultivating a surrendered heart rather than mere external ritual.