Thread by @DefiledGod

One should understand that we have no agendas in saying rAma did not worship Shiva as per VR. It doesn't matter to us who he worshipped, since Valmiki is clear about his supremacy. But we have to follow what the text says, the context & the commentaries+

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The rAmeShvara linga prathiShta only occurs in the sthala-purANa of the Shiva temple as well some of the Shaiva purANaAs. Commentors of the rAmAyaNa like Govindaraja declare that it is merely said in those purANAs to exalt Shiva and not to declare historicity of the event+

The only possible shloka which may be construed in such a vein is when rAma tells sIta how he managed to construct setu - atra puurvaM mahAdevaH prasAdamakarotprabhuH 

We look at two commentators here - Maheshvara Tirtha (advaitin) and Govindaraja (Vishishtadvaitain)+

Maheshvara Tirtha says "mahAdeva" refers to jaladevata as per nighanTu and adds that rAma is attributing the construction of Setu to the favor of the Ocean King who suggested that Nala should be consulted for building a bridge and that he could bear the bridge with his strength.+

Govindaraja adds, "prasAda" here means something. rAma was angry at the ocean king & threatened to dry up the ocean with arrows. But samudra rAja appeased his anger & got rAmAnugraha, which led to building Setu. So, "prasAda" here means "favor, that is the fruit of rAmAnugraha"+

So rAma tells Sita, "samudra rAja (mahAdeva) bestowed on me the fruit of my anugraha to him, in the form of suggesting Nala to me to build the bridge and bear it with his great strength (hence, prabhu)"+

Those who want to follow extraneous sources to claim rAma established a linga there can do so, but this is the traditional opinion of the 2 most revered commentators of the rAmAyaNa.//