Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 28

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

त्वदीयो रावणोऽपीह दुर्ज्जयस्सर्वथाखिलैः । त्वद्दत्तवरदृप्तश्च महावीरस्त्रिलोकजित्

Transliteration

tvadīyo rāvaṇo'pīha durjjayassarvathākhilaiḥ | tvaddattavaradṛptaśca mahāvīrastrilokajit

Translation

“即便是你自己的罗波那在此，也在各方面无人能胜。因你所赐的恩赐而自负，他是大勇士，征服三界者。”

Word by Word

• त्वदीयः: your (belonging to you)
• त्वदीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वदीय (प्रातिपदिक; त्वद्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (also/even)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• दुर्ज्जयः: hard to conquer
• दुर्ज्जयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: in every way)

• अखिलैः: by all (of them)
• अखिलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सहकारि-निर्देशः

• त्वत्-दत्त-वर-दृप्तः: proud due to the boon given by you
• त्वत्-दत्त-वर-दृप्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दत्त (कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + दृप्त (दृप्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (त्वया दत्तः वरः तेन दृप्तः)

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

• महावीरः: a great hero
• महावीरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा+वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् वीरः)

• त्रिलोकजित्: conqueror of the three worlds
• त्रिलोकजित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि+लोक+जित् (जि-धातोः क्विप्/क्विन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (त्रीणि लोकानि जयति इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya, recounting the Kotirudra narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Warns that boons without humility intensify bondage; encourages pilgrims/devotees to seek Śiva’s grace for inner conquest rather than worldly conquest.

Characters & Entities

• Ravana
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights how divine grace (a boon from Shiva) can empower a being immensely, yet pride (darpā/garva) turns that power into a cause of bondage; true Shaiva strength is grounded in humility and devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Rāvaṇa’s invincibility is explicitly tied to Shiva’s saguna grace as bestower of boons; Linga-worship teaches that Shiva is both the accessible giver of blessings and the inner Lord who restrains ego through dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate humility while chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering bhasma/tripundra as a reminder that all power is Shiva’s gift and should be used in dharma, not in self-exalting pride.