Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

यदा दग्धो रावणेनावगुंठ्य वसनानि च । तैलाभ्यक्तानि सुदृढं महाबलवता मुने

Transliteration

yadā dagdho rāvaṇenāvaguṃṭhya vasanāni ca | tailābhyaktāni sudṛḍhaṃ mahābalavatā mune

Translation

O sage, when he was set ablaze by the mighty Rāvaṇa—after being tightly wrapped in garments that had been thoroughly smeared with oil—

Word by Word

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal conjunction/adverb)

• dagdhaḥ: burnt
• dagdhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dah (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः (burnt)

• rāvaṇena: by Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• avaguṃṭhya: having covered/veiled
• avaguṃṭhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√guṇṭh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्ग: अव

• vasanāni: garments
• vasanāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• taila-abhyaktāni: smeared with oil
• taila-abhyaktāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taila + abhi-√añj + kta (धातु/कृदन्त-आधार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) ‘abhyakta’ = anointed; समासः tailena abhyaktāni (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष) विशेषण vasanāni

• su-dṛḍham: very firmly
• su-dṛḍham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su + dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative/avyayībhāva-प्रयोग), ‘अत्यन्तं दृढम्’

• mahā-bala-vatā: by the very powerful one
• mahā-bala-vatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bala + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—महद् बलं यस्य (बहुव्रीहि-भावार्थक), रूपेण ‘महाबलवत्’; तृतीया-कारक (agent/instrument)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Ravana

FAQs

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

It highlights a moment of extreme ordeal caused by egoic power (Rāvaṇa). In Shaiva understanding, such trials become a crucible where the devotee’s surrender to Pati (Śiva) and inner steadiness are tested, pointing toward purification rather than mere suffering.

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

Though the verse is narrative, the subtext supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti: in crises created by worldly force, the devotee turns to the Lord’s protecting grace embodied in accessible forms—especially Linga worship—affirming dependence on Śiva as the supreme refuge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadiness under adversity: mentally repeat the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and contemplate Śiva as the inner protector (Pati). If following Purāṇic practice, one may also maintain Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supports for remembrance.