Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

उत्प्लुत्योत्प्लुत्य च तदा महादेवांशजः कपिः । ददाह लंकां निखिलां कृत्वा व्याजन्तमेव हि

Transliteration

utplutyotplutya ca tadā mahādevāṃśajaḥ kapiḥ | dadāha laṃkāṃ nikhilāṃ kṛtvā vyājantameva hi

Translation

Then that monkey—born of a portion of Mahādeva—leapt again and again, and indeed burned the entire city of Laṅkā, making it blaze forth in flames.

Word by Word

• utplutya: having leapt up
• utplutya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√plu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्ग: उद्

• utplutya: leaping again and again
• utplutya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√plu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पुनरुक्ति (repetition for intensity)

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

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• mahādeva-aṃśa-jaḥ: born of Mahādeva's portion
• mahādeva-aṃśa-jaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahādeva + aṃśa + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—महादेवस्य अंशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + जः ‘ज’ (born from) ⇒ ‘महादेवांशज’ = born from a portion of Mahādeva; विशेषण kapiḥ

• kapiḥ: the monkey (Hanumān)
• kapiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dadāha: burned
• dadāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• laṅkām: Laṅkā
• laṅkām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nikhilām: entire, whole
• nikhilām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण laṅkām

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• vyājantam: shining/manifesting (as)
• vyājantam: Karma-pravacanīya/Complement (पूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyājanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्राय (present-participle-like adjective) from √vyāj/√vyaj (to shine/appear) or denom. ‘व्याजयति’; विशेषण (object-complement) implied (e.g., laṅkāṃ ... kṛtvā)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• hi: for, indeed
• hi: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Shiva)
• Hanumān
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that divine power (Śiva’s aṃśa) operates through a devoted instrument; Hanumān’s fearless act becomes a dharmic purification—burning adharma while affirming that Śiva’s grace empowers the devotee to accomplish the seemingly impossible.

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

By calling Hanumān “Mahādeva-aṃśaja,” the text points to Saguna Śiva—Śiva who acts in the world through forms and powers. Worship of the Liṅga trains the mind to recognize that all righteous strength and protection ultimately arise from Śiva, the inner Lord (Pati).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to invoke steadiness and courage, along with wearing Rudrākṣa or applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders that one’s power should serve dharma, not ego.