Shloka 10

ब्राह्मणीमरणवर्णनम् (Account of the Brahmin Woman’s Death) — within Nandikeśvara-māhātmya

Devanagari script

नीलकण्ठो मंगलेशो मंगलायतनो महान् । महाकपीश्वरो देवः स्थापितो हि हनूमता

Transliteration

nīlakaṇṭho maṃgaleśo maṃgalāyatano mahān | mahākapīśvaro devaḥ sthāpito hi hanūmatā

Translation

The great Lord—Nīlakaṇṭha, the Blue-throated; Maṅgaleśa, Lord of auspiciousness; the vast abode of all blessedness—was indeed installed by Hanumān as Mahākapīśvara.

Word by Word

• nīla-kaṇṭhaḥ: Blue-throated (Śiva)
• nīla-kaṇṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘nīlaḥ kaṇṭhaḥ’

• maṅgala-īśaḥ: Lord of auspiciousness
• maṅgala-īśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘maṅgalasya īśaḥ’

• maṅgala-āyatanaḥ: abode of auspiciousness
• maṅgala-āyatanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + āyatana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘maṅgalasya āyatanaḥ’

• mahān: great
• mahān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective for devaḥ/Śiva

• mahā-kapīśvaraḥ: the great Lord of monkeys (Hanumān-associated epithet)
• mahā-kapīśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kapīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘mahān kapīśvaraḥ’

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sthāpitaḥ: was installed/established
• sthāpitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + sthāpita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ अव्यय; ‘indeed/for’)

• hanūmatā: by Hanumān
• hanūmatā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: On the bank of the Revā (Narmadā), Hanumān establishes Śiva as Mahākapīśvara—Nīlakaṇṭha, Maṅgaleśa, the very abode of auspiciousness—thereby sanctifying the kṣetra and making it a giver of siddhi and welfare.

Significance: Darśana/arcana of Maṅgaleśa-Mahākapīśvara is praised as maṅgala-prada (auspiciousness-bestowing) and as a kṣetra where sins are attenuated and spiritual aims are supported.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as the very source and dwelling-place of maṅgala (auspicious grace) and shows that sincere bhakti—here embodied by Hanumān—can establish a powerful, grace-bestowing form of Saguna Śiva for the upliftment of devotees.

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

The word sthāpitaḥ indicates a consecration/installation, pointing to liṅga-based Saguna worship where the transcendent (Nirguṇa) Lord is approached through an accessible sacred form that channels śiva-anugraha (divine grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests liṅga-sevā—regular abhiṣeka, offering of bilva leaves, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” performed with the same steadfast devotion exemplified by Hanumān.