Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 8

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

सकपीशस्तदा रामो लक्ष्मणेन युतो द्विजाः । सुग्रीवप्रमुखैः पुण्यैर्वानरैर्बलवत्तरैः

Transliteration

sakapīśastadā rāmo lakṣmaṇena yuto dvijāḥ | sugrīvapramukhaiḥ puṇyairvānarairbalavattaraiḥ

Translation

噢，二生的圣贤们，当时罗摩与罗什曼那同行，并与猴族之主结盟；以苏格利瓦为首的诸多德行具足、威力强盛的婆那罗围绕在他周围。

Word by Word

• सकपीशः: together with the lord of monkeys
• सकपीशः: Karta (कर्ता; subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कपि + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/सह-सम्बन्ध (with): ‘कपीशेन सह’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying रामः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मणेन: with Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणेन: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह; accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), एकवचन

• युतः: accompanied
• युतः: Karta (कर्ता; subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘joined/associated’ (with लक्ष्मणेन)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन; vocative sense though nominative form)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (addressing the audience)

• सुग्रीवप्रमुखैः: with those headed by Sugriva
• सुग्रीवप्रमुखैः: Sahakari (सहकारी; accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुग्रीव + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: सुग्रीवः प्रमुखः येषां ते; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• पुण्यैः: virtuous
• पुण्यैः: Sahakari (सहकारी; qualifier in instrumental group)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वानरैः)

• वानरैः: monkeys
• वानरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी; accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• बलवत्तरैः: stronger/very strong
• बलवत्तरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी; qualifier in instrumental group)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तुलनात्मक (comparative) -तर; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वानरैः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Depicts ‘sthiti’ as dharmic consolidation—right alliances and disciplined forces gathered to sustain the mission until completion; mirrors how sādhana requires stable supports (saṅga, guru, śāstra).

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sugriva
• Vanaras
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic cooperation: the righteous (puṇya) and the strong (balavat) gather around a divine purpose, reflecting how grace and right action support the seeker on the path ultimately leading toward Shiva’s highest refuge.

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

In Kotirudra’s Jyotirlinga context, such episodes frame how avatāric dharma (Rāma’s mission) is fulfilled alongside devotion—preparing the ground for reverence to Saguna Shiva as Jyotirlinga, where divine aid meets disciplined effort.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Emulate the verse’s spirit through steady bhakti and discipline: daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining sāttvika conduct and seeking the company of the virtuous (puṇya-saṅga).