Shloka 34

हनूमत्प्रादुर्भावः (Hanūmat-prādurbhāvaḥ) — The Manifestation/Birth of Hanumān as Śiva’s Agency

Devanagari script

महीरावणसंज्ञं स हत्वा रामं सलक्ष्मणम् । तत्स्थानादानयामास स्वस्थानम्परिपाल्य च

Transliteration

mahīrāvaṇasaṃjñaṃ sa hatvā rāmaṃ salakṣmaṇam | tatsthānādānayāmāsa svasthānamparipālya ca

Translation

Nachdem er den sogenannten Mahīrāvaṇa erschlagen hatte, brachte er Rāma samt Lakṣmaṇa von jenem Ort zurück; und indem er auch seine eigene Wohnstatt bewahrte, geleitete er sie heim.

Word by Word

• mahī-rāvaṇa-saṃjñam: named Mahīrāvaṇa
• mahī-rāvaṇa-saṃjñam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahī + rāvaṇa + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies an implied ‘enemy/person’; समास: mahī-rāvaṇa-saṃjña (तत्पुरुष; ‘named Mahīrāvaṇa’)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सः/तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having slain’

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• sa-lakṣmaṇam: together with Lakshmana
• sa-lakṣmaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; समास: sa-lakṣmaṇa (तत्पुरुष; ‘together with Lakṣmaṇa’)

• tat-sthānāt: from that place
• tat-sthānāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; समास: tat-sthāna (तत्पुरुष; ‘from that place’)

• ānayāmāsa: brought back
• ānayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (नी धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) base ānaya-, Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; ‘brought/caused to be brought’

• sva-sthānam: to (his) own place
• sva-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समास: sva-sthāna (तत्पुरुष; ‘to his own place’)

• paripālya: having protected
• paripālya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-pāl (पाल् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having protected/after safeguarding’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Mahīrāvaṇa

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s (or Shiva’s empowered agency) as the protector who destroys adharmic forces and restores the devotee to safety—symbolizing the Lord as Pati who cuts the bonds (pāśa) that drag the soul into fear and darkness.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva’s compassionate intervention in lived history and story: the same Supreme who is worshipped as the Linga also manifests protective power, removing obstacles and returning devotees to their rightful dharmic path.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Remember Shiva as the protector through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and, where appropriate, wear Rudrākṣa and apply Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as daily reminders of refuge in Shiva during danger and uncertainty.